kingbird

/king-burd/US // ˈkɪŋˌbɜrd //UK // (ˈkɪŋˌbɜːd) //

王鸟,王牌,王者荣耀,枭龙

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : any of several American tyrant flycatchers of the genus Tyrannus, especially T. tyrannus, of North America, known for their pugnacious disposition toward predators.

Tyrannus melancholicus chloronotus Berlepsch: Tropical Kingbird.
I have heard the hairbird, and the note of the kingbird; and the ruffed grouse frequently drums at night.
The wild lettuce yields down for the humming-bird's nest, and the flowers of whiteweed are used by the kingbird and cedar-bird.
His harsh, shrill call, louder and more disagreeable than the kingbird's, cannot but rasp his ears as it does ours.
The kingbird feeds on beetles, canker-worms, and winged insects, with an occasional dessert of berries.