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Brevoortia tyrannus
Menhaden Men*ha"den, n. (Zo["o]l.) An American marine fish of the Herring familt (Brevoortia tyrannus), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also mossbunker, bony fish, chebog, pogy, hardhead, whitefish, etc.
Milvulus tyrannus
Fork-tailed Fork"-tailed`, a. (Zo["o]l.) Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds. Fork-tailed flycatcher (Zo["o]l.), a tropical American flycatcher (Milvulus tyrannus). Fork-tailed gull (Zo["o]l.), a gull of the genus Xema, of two species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean. Fork-tailed kite (Zo["o]l.), a graceful American kite (Elanoides forficatus); -- called also swallow-tailed kite.
Tyrannus tyrannus
Kingbird King"bird (-b[~e]rd), n. (Zo["o]l.) 1. A small American bird (Tyrannus 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 head 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.

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- naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède with the eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) as the type species. The genus name is the Latin word for 'tyrant'...
- up tyrannus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tyrannus is a genus of large insect-eating birds, commonly known as kingbirds. The suffix "-tyrannus" has...
- Oedipus Rex, also known by its Gr**** title, Oedipus Tyrannus (Ancient Gr****: Οἰδίπους Τύραννος, pronounced [oidípuːs týrannos]), or Oedipus the King, is...
- In Gr**** mythology, Tyrannus (Ancient Gr****: Τύραννος means 'an absolute ruler') was a Taphian prince a son of King Pterelaus and brother of Chromius,...
- Ursus maritimus tyrannus (lit. 'tyrant maritime bear') is a controversial extinct subspecies of polar bear. The subspecies of polar bear was named by the...
- The eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) is a large tyrant flycatcher native to the Americas. The bird is predominantly dark gray with white underbelly...
- flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus), known as swallow-tailed flycatcher or scissorstail, is a long-tailed insectivorous bird of the genus Tyrannus, whose members...
- Tyrannus Apostolic Church is a South African Pentecostal church founded in 2000 by Simon Mokoena. The church was founded in 2000 in Qwaqwa South South...
- Tyrannosaurus (/tɪˌrænəˈsɔːrəs, taɪ-/) is a genus of large theropod dinosaur. The type species Tyrannosaurus rex (rex meaning 'king' in Latin), often shortened...
- 2019). "Eudocima tyrannus (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 22, 2019. "Eudocima tyrannus (Guenee) アケビコノハ,Cat...