Tyrant-shrike

  • 1Tyrant shrike — Tyrant Tyr ant (t[imac] rant), n. [OE. tirant, tiraunt, tyraunt, OF. tiran, tirant (probably from confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), F. tyran, L. tyrannus, Gr. ty rannos, originally, an absolute sovereign, but afterwards, a severe or cruel… …

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  • 2Tyrant — Tyr ant (t[imac] rant), n. [OE. tirant, tiraunt, tyraunt, OF. tiran, tirant (probably from confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), F. tyran, L. tyrannus, Gr. ty rannos, originally, an absolute sovereign, but afterwards, a severe or cruel ruler.] 1.… …

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  • 3tyrant bird — Tyrant Tyr ant (t[imac] rant), n. [OE. tirant, tiraunt, tyraunt, OF. tiran, tirant (probably from confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), F. tyran, L. tyrannus, Gr. ty rannos, originally, an absolute sovereign, but afterwards, a severe or cruel… …

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  • 4Tyrant flycatcher — Tyrant Tyr ant (t[imac] rant), n. [OE. tirant, tiraunt, tyraunt, OF. tiran, tirant (probably from confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), F. tyran, L. tyrannus, Gr. ty rannos, originally, an absolute sovereign, but afterwards, a severe or cruel… …

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  • 5tyrant flycatcher — flycatcher (def. 2). [1775 85] * * * ▪ bird also called  New World Flycatcher,    any of about 367 species of aggressive, insect eating New World birds of the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). About one third of the species are not… …

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  • 6tyrant — n. 1. Despot, absolute ruler, autocrat. 2. Oppressor, cruel master. 3. (Ornith.) Tyrant shrike, tyrant fly catcher …

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  • 7Shrike-tyrant — Taxobox name = Shrike tyrants image width = 240px image caption = Great Shrike tyrant regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Tyrannidae genus = Agriornis genus authority = Gould 1839The Shrike tyrants,… …

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  • 8Shrike (disambiguation) — A shrike is a passerine bird of the family Laniidae. Other birds include: *Helmetshrike (Prionopidae), an African family closely related to the true shrikes *Bushshrike (Malaconotidae), another African family, also formerly considered true… …

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  • 9Tyrant flycatcher — Taxobox name = Tyrant flycatchers image width = 240px image caption = Scissor tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Tyranni familia = Tyrannidae familia authority …

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  • 10shrike-tyrant — medšarkiniai tironai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Agriornis angl. shrike tyrant rus. сорокопутовый тиранн, m pranc. gaucho, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – vandeniniai tironai siauresnis terminas – baltauodegis… …

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