HyperDic: kingbird

English > 1 sense of the word kingbird:
NOUNanimalkingbird, Tyrannus tyrannuslarge American flycatcher
kingbird > pronunciation
Soundskih'ngber.d
RhymesAbelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd...
English > kingbird: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge American flycatcher.
SynonymTyrannus tyrannus
Member ofTyrannus, genus Tyrannustype genus of the Tyrannidae
NarrowerArkansas kingbird, western kingbirdA kingbird seen in western United States
Cassin's kingbird, Tyrannus vociferansA kingbird seen in the southwestern United States
eastern kingbirdA kingbird that breeds in North America and winters in tropical America
grey kingbird, gray kingbird, petchary, Tyrannus domenicensis domenicensisA kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America
BroaderNew World flycatcher, flycatcher, tyrant flycatcher, tyrant birdlarge American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
Catalantyrannus

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