kingbird en · NOUN
Etymology
From king + bird.
Meanings
- Any of various large insectivorous tyrant-flycatchers of the genus Tyrannus.
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(obsolete) A king bird of paradise.
After the first king-bird was obtained, I went with my men into the forest, and we were not only rewarded with another in equally perfect plumage, but I was enabled to see a little of the habits of both it and the larger species.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 224:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kingbirds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (5)
nl koningstiran (bird of Tyrannus) · pt suiriri (bird of Tyrannus) · chr ᏗᎴᏆ (bird of Tyrannus) · nv chʼiyíítʼogii (bird of Tyrannus) · oj wiindigoo-bineshiinh (bird of Tyrannus)