tyrant flycatcher

Significado (Inglés)

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

Conceptos

atrapamoscas

Sinónimos

tyrant bird

flycatcher

New World flycatcher

Venus flytrap

tyrant

flytrap

potentate

Traducciones

Fliegenfalle

Fliegenklatsche

Venusfliegenfalle

attrape-mouche

tyrannidés

dionée attrape-mouche

tyrannidae sensu stricto

Tyrannidae sensu stricto

pigliamosche

Tyrannidae

Etimología (Inglés)

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.