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Tyrannus

noun

type genus of the Tyrannidae: tyrant flycatchers

• Syn: ↑genus Tyrannus

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Tyrannidae, ↑superfamily Tyrannidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑kingbird, ↑Tyrannus tyrannus

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\\tə̇ˈranəs, tīˈr-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, tyrant

: the type genus of Tyrannidae comprising the kingbird and closely related birds or in former classifications the greater part of the family

Useful english dictionary. 2012.