moucherolle

French

Etymology

From mouche +‎ -erolle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muʃ.ʁɔl/

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Noun

moucherolle f (plural moucherolles)

1. any of about fifty American species of insectivorous passeriform birds of the family Tyrannidae; tyrant flycatcher
   • 1770, George Edwards, Essays Upon Natural History and Other Miscellaneous Subjects: To which is Added a Catalogue in Generical Order of the Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Insects, Plants, ... Contained in Mr. Edwards' Natural History, page 195:

     La moucherolle verte à gorge noire, et le grimpereau noir et blanc ... 300
     […]
     La moucherolle verte des Indes ... 79
     La gorge-jaune de Maryland ... 237
     La moucherolle bleue ... 252

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Further reading

• “moucherolle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.