Empidonax
noun
Em·pi·do·nax
ˌempəˈdōˌnaks,
emˈpidᵊnˌaks
: a genus of small olivaceous American flycatchers comprising several familiar birds (such as the least flycatcher and the Acadian flycatcher)
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, irregular from Greek empid-, empis + anax lord, master