noun
large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
• Syn: ↑New World flycatcher, ↑flycatcher, ↑tyrant flycatcher
• Hypernyms: ↑tyrannid
• Hyponyms:
↑kingbird, ↑Tyrannus tyrannus, ↑pewee, ↑peewee, ↑peewit, ↑pewit, ↑wood pewee, ↑Contopus virens, ↑phoebe, ↑phoebe bird, ↑Sayornis phoebe, ↑vermillion flycatcher, ↑firebird, ↑Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus, ↑cotinga, ↑chatterer, ↑scissortail, ↑scissortailed flycatcher, ↑Muscivora-forficata
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tyrannidae, ↑superfamily Tyrannidae
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tyrant bird or tyrant flycatcher noun
Any member of an American family of birds related to the pittas and cotingas
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Main Entry: ↑tyrant
Useful english dictionary. 2012.