Meaning of REDWING
| Pronunciation: | | 'red`wing
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- [n] small European thrush having reddish flanks
- [n] North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
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| | Synonyms: | | Agelaius phoeniceus, red-winged blackbird, Turdus iliacus |
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| | See Also: | | Agelaius, blackbird, genus Agelaius, genus Turdus, New World blackbird, thrush, Turdus | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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}.
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