phoebe bird

/ˌfiˈbi bərd/
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Other forms: phoebe birds

Definitions of phoebe bird
  1. noun
    small dun-colored North American flycatcher
    synonyms: Sayornis phoebe, phoebe
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    type of:
    New World flycatcher, flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher
    large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
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