tyrant flycatcher

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tyrant flycatcher
n : large american birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing [syn: new world flycatcher, flycatcher, tyrant bird ]


tyrant flycatcher
(zo?l.), any one of numerous species of tyrants which have a flattened bill, toothed at the tip, and resemble the true flycatchers in habits. the acadian flycatcher (empidonax acadicus) and the vermilion flycatcher (pyrocephalus rubineus) are examples...
see tyrant

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