tyrant bird

1. 1.

   large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing

   SynonymsNew World flycatcherflycatchertyrant flycatcher

   Broadertyrannid

   Narrowerkingbirdpeweephoebevermillion flycatchercotingascissortail

   Part ofTyrannidae

Questions about tyrant bird

What does tyrant bird mean?

tyrant bird means "large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing".

What is another word for tyrant bird?

Close synonyms include New World flycatcher, flycatcher, tyrant flycatcher. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tyrant bird a common word?

tyrant bird is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.