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gnatcatcher

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gnat⋅catch⋅er

  [nat-kach-er]
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–noun
any tiny insect-eating, New World warbler of the genus Polioptila, having a long, mobile tail and a slender bill.
Origin:
1835–45; gnat + catcher
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gnat·catch·er   (nāt'kāch'ər, -kěch'-)   
n.  Any of several tiny North American birds of the genus Polioptila, having bluish-gray and white plumage, a long tail, and a small slender bill.
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