crow blackbird

noun

any of several North American grackles, especially purple grackles of the genus Quiscalus.

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Origin of crow blackbird

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Words nearby crow blackbird

croustade, croute, crouton, crouzon's disease, crow, crow blackbird, crow over, crow step, crow's-foot, crow's-nest, crow-bill

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Example sentences from the Web for crow blackbird

Among the first birds that make their appearance in Washington, is the crow-blackbird.
Wake-Robin|John Burroughs
The crow-blackbird has all the natural cunning of his prototype, the crow.
Wake-Robin|John Burroughs
Recent investigations tend to prove that the Grackle or Crow-Blackbird does more good than harm and should be protected.
A Book of Natural History|Various
The crow fights the hawk, and the king-bird and crow-blackbird fight the crow; but neither takes any notice of the buzzard.
Wake-Robin|John Burroughs

Looking up, they beheld a crow-blackbird pausing in mid-air, a few feet from the window.
Wake-Robin|John Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for crow blackbird

crow blackbird

noun

another name for grackle

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