tyrant flycatcher

tyrant flycatcher

n.

See flycatcher.

tyrant flycatcher

n

(Animals) any passerine bird of the American family Tyrannidae. Often shortened to: flycatcher

fly•catch•er

(ˈflaɪˌkætʃ ər)

n.

1. Also called tyrant flycatcher. any of numerous New World suboscine birds of the family Tyrannidae, that sally from perches to catch insects in the air.

2. any of numerous similar Old World songbirds of the subfamily Muscicapinae.

[1670–80]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tyrant flycatcher - large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing New World flycatcher, tyrant bird, flycatcher tyrannid - a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni superfamily Tyrannidae, Tyrannidae - New World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central America and South America but also in the United States and Canada kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus - large American flycatcher Contopus virens, pewee, wood pewee, peewee, peewit, pewit - small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America phoebe bird, Sayornis phoebe, phoebe - small dun-colored North American flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus, vermillion flycatcher, firebird - tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage cotinga, chatterer - passerine bird of New World tropics Muscivora-forficata, scissortail, scissortailed flycatcher - grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings