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kingbird

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king=bird

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun kingbird has 1 sense

kingbird(n = noun.animal) tyrannus tyrannus - large American flycatcher; Array

is a kind of flycatcher, new world flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher

is a member of genus tyrannus, tyrannus

has particulars: arkansas kingbird, western kingbird, cassin's kingbird, tyrannus vociferans, eastern kingbird, gray kingbird, grey kingbird, petchary, tyrannus domenicensis domenicensis

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CIDE DICTIONARY

kingbird, n.

A small American bird (Tyrannus tyrannus, or Tyrannus Carolinensis), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the bead and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show a bright orange basal spot when erected. Called also bee bird, and bee martin. Several Southern and Western species of Tyrannus are also called king birds. [1913 Webster]
The king tody. See under King. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

kingbird, n. any flycatcher of the genus Tyrannus, with olive-grey plumage and long pointed wings.

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