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tyrant flycatcher

noun

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.

  1. derived from Tyrannidae

Definitions

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

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