English-Thai Dictionary
kingbird
N นก พวก Tyrannus ขน สีเทา ดำ หาง มี แต้ม ขาว
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
KINGBIRD
n.A fowl of the genus Paradisea; also, a species of the genus Muscicapa, so called from its courage in attacking larger fowls.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
KINGBIRD
KINGBIRD King "bird, n. (Zoöl.)
1. A small American bird (Tyrannus, or T. Carolinensis ), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the bead and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show a bright orange basal spot when erected. Called also bee bird, and bee martin. Several Southern and Western species of Tyrannus are also called king birds.
2. The king tody. See under King.
New American Oxford Dictionary
kingbird
king bird |ˈkiNGˌbərd ˈkɪŋˌbərd | ▶noun a large American tyrant flycatcher, typically with a gray head and back and yellowish or white underparts. [Genus Tyrannus, family Tyrannidae: several species. ]
Oxford Dictionary
kingbird
king |bird |ˈkɪŋbəːd | ▶noun a large American tyrant flycatcher, typically with a grey head and back and yellowish or white underparts. ●Genus Tyrannus, family Tyrannidae: several species.
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