tyrant flycatcher

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Any of a group of passerine birds, of family Tyrannidae, that inhabit the Americas.

Συνώνυμα

tyrant bird

flycatcher

New World flycatcher

Venus flytrap

tyrant

flytrap

potentate

Μεταφράσεις

atrapamoscas

Fliegenklatsche

Venusfliegenfalle

attrape-mouche

tyrannidés

Fliegenfalle

tyrannidae sensu stricto

Tyrannidae sensu stricto

pigliamosche

Tyrannidae

dionée attrape-mouche

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

The English name corresponds to translingual Tyrannidae, the taxonomic name. Tyrant flycatchers are so named because of the aggressive behavior of kingbirds (of genus Tyrannus, the type genus of the Tyrannidae) when defending their breeding territory.