tyrant flycatcher

American  

noun

1. flycatcher.

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tyrant flycatcher British  

noun

1. Often shortened to: flycatcher.  any passerine bird of the American family Tyrannidae

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Etymology

Origin of tyrant flycatcher

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

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

From The 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

But the most conspicuous birds I saw were members of the family of tyrant flycatchers, of which our own king-bird is the most familiar example.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg