HyperDic: tyrannidae

English > 1 sense of the word Tyrannidae:
NOUNanimalTyrannidae, superfamily TyrannidaeNew World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central America and South America but also in the United States and Canada
English > Tyrannidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningNew World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central America and South America but also in the United States and Canada.
Synonymsuperfamily Tyrannidae
Member ofTyranni, suborder TyranniNew World flycatchers
MembersContopus, genus Contopuspewees
Cotingidae, family Cotingidaecotingas
Muscivora, genus MuscivoraA genus of Tyrannidae
New World flycatcher, flycatcher, tyrant flycatcher, tyrant birdlarge American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
Pittidae, family Pittidaepittas
Pyrocephalus, genus PyrocephalusA genus of Tyrannidae
Sayornis, genus Sayornisphoebes
Tyrannus, genus Tyrannustype genus of the Tyrannidae
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

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