What does "tyrant flycatcher" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "tyrant flycatcher"?

Common synonyms include: flycatcher, kingbird, new world flycatcher, pewee, tyrant bird.

Tyrant flycatcher

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Definitions

Noun

1
Any of a group of passerine birds, of family Tyrannidae, that inhabit the Americas.
2
large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

flycatcher kingbird new world flycatcher pewee tyrant bird

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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