English Explanatory Dictionary

tyrant flycatcher

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of passerine birds, of family Tyrannidae, that inhabit the Americas.

Word forms

tyrant flycatcher tyrant flycatchers

Etymology

The English name corresponds to translingual Tyrannidae, the taxonomic name. Tyrant flycatchers are so named because of the aggressive behavior of kingbirds (of genus Tyrannus, the type genus of the Tyrannidae) when defending their breeding territory.

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