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redwing |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Redwing \Red"wing`\ (-w?ng`), n. (Zo["o]l.) A European thrush ({Turdus iliacus}). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also {redwinged thrush}. b A North American passerine bird ({Agelarius ph[oe]niceus}) of the family {Icterid[ae]}. The male is black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered with orange, on each wing. Called also {redwinged blackbird}, {red-winged troupial}, {marsh blackbird}, and {swamp blackbird}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: redwing n 1: North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings [syn: {red-winged blackbird}, {Agelaius phoeniceus}] 2: small European thrush having reddish flanks [syn: {Turdus iliacus}]
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