tyrant flycatcher

noun

1. flycatcher ( def 2 ).

tyrant flycatcher

noun

1. any passerine bird of the American family Tyrannidae Often shortened toflycatcher

Word History and Origins

Origin of tyrant flycatcher¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Swallows, gulls and terns, crows, blackbirds and orioles, tyrant flycatchers and parids—all practice mobbing.

From Wall Street Journal

So, too, the tyrant flycatcher loves to build his larger nest, often interwoven with waste string till it looks as if he had tied it on.

From Project Gutenberg

There was one showy kind of king-bird or tyrant flycatcher, lustrous black with a white head.

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It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing.

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The kingbird, or tyrant flycatcher might serve as the type of the order.

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