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Arcadic Arcadian Ar*ca"di*an, Arcadic Ar*ca"dic, a. [L. Arcadius,
Arcadicus, fr. Arcadia: cf. F. Arcadien, Arcadique.]
Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; as,
Arcadian simplicity or scenery.
Empidonax Acadicus Tyrant Tyr"ant, n. [OE. tirant, tiraunt, tyraunt, OF. tiran,
tirant (probably from confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), F.
tyran, L. tyrannus, Gr. ?, originally, an absolute sovereign,
but afterwards, a severe or cruel ruler.]
1. An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or
constitution; a usurper of sovereignty.
Note: Free governments [in Greece] having superseded the old
hereditary sovereignties (basilei^ai), all who obtained
absolute power in a state were called ty
annoi,
tyrants, or rather despots; -- for the term rather
regards the irregular way in which the power was
gained, whether force or fraud, than the way in which
it was exercised, being applied to the mild
Pisistratus, but not to the despotic kings of Persia.
However, the word soon came to imply reproach, and was
then used like our tyrant. --Liddell & Scott.
2. Specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or master, who
uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises
unlawful authority, or lawful authority in an unlawful
manner; one who by taxation, injustice, or cruel
punishment, or the demand of unreasonable services,
imposes burdens and hardships on those under his control,
which law and humanity do not authorize, or which the
purposes of government do not require; a cruel master; an
oppressor. ``This false tyrant, this Nero.' --Chaucer.
Love, to a yielding heart, is a king, but to a
resisting, is a tyrant. --Sir P.
Sidney.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of American
clamatorial birds belonging to the family Tyrannid[ae];
-- called also tyrant bird.
Note: These birds are noted for their irritability and
pugnacity, and for the courage with which they attack
rapacious birds far exceeding them in size and
strength. They are mostly plain-colored birds, but
often have a bright-colored crown patch. A few species,
as the scissorstail, are handsomely colored. The
kingbird and pewee are familiar examples.
Tyrant flycatcher (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species
of tyrants which have a flattened bill, toothed at the
tip, and resemble the true flycatchers in habits. The
Acadian flycatcher (Empidonax Acadicus) and the
vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubineus) are
examples.
Tyrant shrike (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
American tyrants of the genus Tyrannus having a strong
toothed bill and resembling the strikes in habits. The
kingbird is an example.
Nyctale Acadica Saw-whet Saw"-whet`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small North American owl (Nyctale Acadica), destitute of
ear tufts and having feathered toes; -- called also Acadian
owl.
Nyctule Acadica Acadian A*ca"di*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. ``Acadian
farmers.' --Longfellow. -- n. A native of Acadie.
Acadian epoch (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the
American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American
rocks known to be fossiliferous. See Geology.
Acadian owl (Zo["o]l.), a small North American owl
(Nyctule Acadica); the saw-whet.
