tyrant : Idioms & Phrases

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tyrant bird

  • noun large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
    flycatcher; tyrant bird; New World flycatcher.
WordNet

Tyrant flycatcher

  • noun large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
    flycatcher; tyrant bird; New World flycatcher.
WordNet
  • (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of tyrants which have a flattened bill, toothed at the tip, and resemble the true flycatchers in habits. The Acadian flycatcher (Empidonax Acadicus) and the vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubineus) are examples.
Webster 1913

Tyrant shrike

  • (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of American tyrants of the genus Tyrannus having a strong toothed bill and resembling the strikes in habits. The kingbird is an example.
Webster 1913