Etymology

tyrant flycatcher

Today it means: Any of a group of passerine birds, of family Tyrannidae, that inhabit the Americas. Full definition →

translingual Tyrannidae
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  1. translingual · derived fromTyrannidae
  2. English todaytyrant flycatcher

The English name corresponds to translingual Tyrannidae, the taxonomic name. Tyrant flycatchers are so named because of the aggressive behavior of kingbirds (of genus Tyrannus, the type genus of the Tyrannidae) when defending their breeding territory.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.