kingbird

English

Etymology

From king +‎ bird.

Noun

kingbird (plural kingbirds)

1. A group of large insectivorous passerine birds of the genus Tyrannus.

Derived terms

• loggerhead kingbird

Translations

bird of Tyrannus

• Cherokee: ᏗᎴᏆ (dilequa)
• Dutch: koningstiran (nl) m
• Navajo: chʼiyíítʼogii
• Ojibwe: wiindigoo-bineshiinh