A bird that catches flies; in England, usually one of the genus Muscicapa, esp. M. grisola; in America, usually one of the genus Tyrannus, T. Carolin…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > family Tyrannidae (tyrant-bird) (29) flycatcher1678 A bird that catches flies; in England, usually one of the genus Muscicapa, esp. M. grisola; in America, usually one of the genus Tyrannus, T. Carolin… tyrant1731 Ornithology. Any bird of the family Tyrannidæ; esp. any of several species of the genus Tyrannus (as T. carolinensis, the kingbird, n. or… tyrant-flycatcher1783 species of Tyrannus, resembling, and formerly confused with, the Muscicapidæ and Laniidæ. tyrant-shrike1809 = tyrant-flycatcher n. scissortail1827 Either of two tyrant flycatchers with very long forked tails, the scissor-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus, of North and Central America… tyrant-bird1888 see sense 5. boatbill1951 The (American) boat-billed flycatcher, Megarynchus pitangua (family Tyrannidae). Also boatbill flycatcher. rare. Subcategories:— genus Sayornis (3) — genus Tyrannus (8) — genus Pitangus (kiskadee) (2) — genus Contopus (pewit) (2) — genus Attila (1) — member of genus Platyrhynchus (5) — member of genus Pachyramphus (1) |
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