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单词 muscicapine
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Definition of muscicapine in English:

muscicapine

adjective ˌmʌskɪˈkapʌɪnˌmʌskɪˈkapɪnməˈsɪkəpʌɪn
Zoology
  • Of, belonging to, or designating the subfamily Muscicapinae (family Muscicapidae) or genus Muscicapa of Old World flycatchers.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Philip Lutley Sclater (1829–1913), zoologist. From scientific Latin Muscicapinae, subfamily name from Muscicapa, genus name (Linnaeus Systema Naturae (ed. 12, 1766) 119, after earlier use in M. Catesby Nat. Hist. Carolina I. 52; from classical Latin musca fly + capere to catch: see capture) + -inae; compare -ine.

Definition of muscicapine in US English:

muscicapine

adjective
Zoology
  • Of, belonging to, or designating the subfamily Muscicapinae (family Muscicapidae) or genus Muscicapa of Old World flycatchers.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Philip Lutley Sclater (1829–1913), zoologist. From scientific Latin Muscicapinae, subfamily name from Muscicapa, genus name (Linnaeus Systema Naturae (ed. 12, 1766) 119, after earlier use in M. Catesby Nat. Hist. Carolina I. 52; from classical Latin musca fly + capere to catch: see capture) + -inae; compare -ine.

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