TYRANT FLYCATCHER

Meaning of TYRANT FLYCATCHER in English

■ noun a flycatcher of a large family (Tyrannidae) including all American species.

Origin

C18: so named because of their aggressive behaviour towards other birds.

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TYRANT FLYCATCHER — noun Date: circa 1783 any of a large family (Tyrannidae) of American flycatchers that are usually strictly insectivorous and have …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TYRANT FLYCATCHER — noun also tyrant bird : a flycatcher of the family Tyrannidae
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TYRANT FLYCATCHER — flycatcher (def. 2). [ 1775-85 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TYRANT FLYCATCHER — Date: circa 1783 : any of a large family (Tyrannidae) of American flycatchers that are usually strictly insectivorous and have …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TYRANT FLYCATCHER — Function: noun Date: circa 1783 : any of a large family (Tyrannidae) of American flycatchers that are usually strictly insectivorous …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TYRANT FLYCATCHER — [tyrant flycatcher] n (ca. 1783): any of various large American flycatchers (family Tyrannidae) that are usu. strictly insectivorous and have …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TYRANT FLYCATCHER
Britannica English vocabulary
TYRANT FLYCATCHER — тиранновая мухоловка, тиранн Tyrannidae (лат); небольшая птица размером с воробья с желтовато-серым оперением и хохолком на головке; может охотиться, бегая по …
TYRANT FLYCATCHER — тиранновая мухоловка, тиранн Tyrannidae (лат.); небольшая птица размером с воробья с желтовато-серым оперением и хохолком на головке; может охотиться, бегая …
TYRANT — tiranno (-ic, -ie, -isar)
English interlingue dictionary
TYRANT — malupigon
English-Visayan vocabulary
FLYCATCHER — noun Date: 1678 any of various passerine birds (families Muscicapidae and Tyrannidae) that feed on insects taken on the wing
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FLYCATCHER — Any of numerous small passerine birds that capture insects on the wing, particularly more than 100 Old World species of …
Английский словарь Британика
TYRANT — I. ˈtīrənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English tyran, tirant, tirand, from Old French tyran, tyrant, from Latin tyrannus, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLYCATCHER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of numerous birds (order Passeriformes) that feed upon insects taken on the wing: a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TYRANT — (v. i.) To act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to tyrannical.
Английский словарь Webster
TYRANT — (n.) Any one of numerous species of American clamatorial birds belonging to the family Tyrannidae; -- called also tyrant bird.
Английский словарь Webster
FLYCATCHER — (n.) One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing.
Английский словарь Webster
TYRANT — ( v. i. ) To act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to tyrannical.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TYRANT — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of American clamatorial birds belonging to the family Tyrannidae; -- called also …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FLYCATCHER — /fluy"kach'euhr/ , n. 1. any of numerous Old World birds of the family Muscicapidae, that feed on insects captured in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLYCATCHER — n. type of bird that eats insects
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TYRANT — noun Etymology: Middle English tyraunt, from Anglo-French tyran, tyrant, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek tyrannos Date: 14th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLYCATCHER — noun Date: 1678 : any of various passerine birds (families Muscicapidae and Tyrannidae) that feed on insects taken on the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TYRANT — vi to act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to tyrannical. 2. tyrant ·noun an absolute ruler; a sovereign …
Webster English vocab
FLYCATCHER — noun one of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing.
Webster English vocab
FLYCATCHER — ■ noun a perching bird that catches flying insects, especially in short flights from a perch. [Muscicapidae and other families: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TYRANT — [ty.rant] n [ME tirant, fr. OF tyran, tyrant, fr. L tyrannus, fr. Gk tyrannos] (14c) 1 a: an absolute ruler …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLYCATCHER — [fly.catch.er] n (1678): any of various passerine birds (families Muscicapidae and Tyrannidae) that feed on insects taken on the wing
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TYRANT — Greek Tyrannos a cruel and oppressive ruler or, in ancient Greece, a ruler who seized power unconstitutionally or inherited such …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLYCATCHER — any of a number of perching birds (order Passeriformes) that dart out to capture insects on the wing, particularly members …
Britannica English vocabulary
TYRANT — tyrant BrE AmE ˈtaɪ ə r ə nt ▷ tyrant|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLYCATCHER — flycatcher BrE AmE ˈflaɪ ˌkætʃ ə !!-ˌketʃ- AmE \ - ə r ▷ flycatcher|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TYRANT — / ˈtaɪrənt; NAmE / noun a person who has complete power in a country and uses it in a cruel …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLYCATCHER — / ˈflaɪkætʃə(r); NAmE / noun a small bird that catches insects while it is flying
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TYRANT — ty ‧ rant /ˈtaɪərənt $ ˈtaɪr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: tyran …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLYCATCHER — fly ‧ catch ‧ er /ˈflaɪˌkætʃə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a type of small bird that catches flies …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TYRANT — n. 1 an oppressive or cruel ruler. 2 a person exercising power arbitrarily or cruelly. 3 Gk Hist. an absolute …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLYCATCHER — n. any bird of the families Tyrannidae and Muscicapidae, catching insects esp. in short flights from a perch.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TYRANT — n. 1 an oppressive or cruel ruler. 2 a person exercising power arbitrarily or cruelly. 3 Gk hist. an absolute …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLYCATCHER — n. any bird of the families Tyrannidae and Muscicapidae, catching insects esp. in short flights from a perch.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TYRANT — n.1 an oppressive or cruel ruler. 2 a person exercising power arbitrarily or cruelly. 3 Gk Hist. an absolute ruler …
Oxford English vocab
FLYCATCHER — n. any bird of the families Tyrannidae and Muscicapidae, catching insects esp. in short flights from a perch.
Oxford English vocab
TYRANT — ( tyrants) You can use tyrant to refer to someone who treats the people they have authority over in a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TYRANT — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Little Kyle is an absolute tyrant in the family. ▪ She was a tyrant …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLYCATCHER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE pied ▪ The distinctive black and white summer plumage of the male pied flycatcher …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TYRANT — [noun] [C]A tyrant is a ruler who has unlimited power over other people, and uses it unfairly and cruelly.Tamir, one …
Cambridge English vocab
FLYCATCHER — [noun] [C] - a small bird which catches insects in the air
Cambridge English vocab
FLYCATCHER — n. Any of numerous small passerine birds that capture insects on the wing, particularly more than 100 Old World species …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TYRANT — n. 1. Despot, absolute ruler, autocrat. 2. Oppressor, cruel master. 3. ( Ornith. ) Tyrant-shrike, ~ fly-catcher.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TYRANT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal , cruel , evil , murderous , ruthless , vicious ▪ great ▪ petty ▪ Some …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TYRANT — сущ. тиран; деспот to overthrow a tyrant ≈ свергнуть деспота cruel, merciless, ruthless tyrant ≈ жестокий, безжалостный деспот Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLYCATCHER — (зоология) мухоловка (Muscicapidae; птица) паук растение с липким секретом, "мухоловка"
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLYCATCHER — Липкая бумага от мух
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TYRANT — tyrant.ogg 1. ʹtaı(ə)rənt n тиран, деспот petty tyrant - самодур to play the tyrant - быть тираном, тиранствовать 2. ʹtaı(ə)rənt …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLYCATCHER — n зоол. 1. мухоловка ( Muscicapidae ; птица ) 2. паук 3. растение с липким секретом, «мухоловка»
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TYRANT — tyrant сущ.тиран; деспот to overthrow a tyrant — свергнуть деспота cruel, merciless, ruthless tyrant — жестокий, безжалостный деспот Syn:despot
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FLYCATCHER — сущ.1) а) тот, кто ловит мух б) мухоловка (приспособление) 2) паук 3) растение с липким секретом, мухоловка 4) зоол. мухоловка …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FLYCATCHER — (n) мухоловка; паук; растение с липким секретом
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
FLYCATCHER — n зоол. 1. мухоловка ( Muscicapidae ; птица ) 2. паук 3. растение с липким секретом, «мухоловка»
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TYRANT — 1. ʹtaı(ə)rənt n тиран, деспот petty tyrant - самодур to play the tyrant - быть тираном, тиранствовать 2. ʹtaı(ə)rənt v …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FLYCATCHER — n зоол. 1. мухоловка ( Muscicapidae ; птица ) 2. паук 3. растение с липким секретом, «мухоловка»
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TYRANT — сущ. тиран; деспот to overthrow a tyrant — свергнуть деспота cruel, merciless, ruthless tyrant — жестокий, безжалостный деспот Syn: despot
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TYRANT — сущ. тиран; деспот to overthrow a tyrant — свергнуть деспота cruel, merciless, ruthless tyrant — жестокий, безжалостный деспот Syn: despot
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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