Muscicapidae

plural noun

Mus·​ci·​cap·​i·​dae

ˌməsəˈkapəˌdē

: a very large family of oscine passerine birds consisting of the Old World or true flycatchers and sometimes including also the thrushes, warblers, and babblers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Muscicapa, type genus + -idae

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