a. Ornith. [f. mod.L. Tyranninæ (see def.), f. L. tyrannus TYRANT: see -INE1.] Of or pertaining to the Tyranninæ, the typical subfamily of the tyrant-birds.
1888. P. L. Sclater, Argentine Ornith., I. 148. The Bienteveo is in its habits the most interesting member of the Tyrannine family.
