bluebird

American  

[bloo-burd] / ˈbluˌbɜrd /

noun

bluebirds plural

1. any of several small North American songbirds of the genus Sialia, having predominantly blue plumage, as the eastern S. sialis, which has a blue back and a reddish-brown breast.

2. fairy bluebird.

3. (usually initial capital letter) a member of Camp Fire, Inc., who is between the ages of six and eight.

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bluebird British  

/ ˈbluːˌbɜːd /

noun

1. any North American songbird of the genus Sialia , having a blue or partly blue plumage: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)

2. any songbird of the genus Irena , of S and SE Asia, having a blue-and-black plumage: family Irenidae

3. any of various other birds having a blue plumage

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bluebirds
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bluebird

First recorded in 1680–90; blue + bird

Example Sentences

It had been hoped Bluebird would reach sufficient speed to allow it to "plane" - the point at which hydrodynamics enable the machine to skim across the surface of the lake.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Bluebird was recovered from the lake bed in 2001 and ran again on water for the first time in Scotland in 2018 under the supervision of Tyneside engineer Bill Smith and a team of volunteers.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The address is associated with Bluebird Office Supplies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Detectives determined that the Tesla had been parked on Bluebird Avenue since late July, around the time D4vd began a national tour promoting his debut album “Withered.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

There were a vintage subway turnstile and an antique telephone, the shell of a Bluebird radio, even the nose fin of a locomotive.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García