indigo bunting

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noun

a North American bunting, Passerina cyanea, the male of which is indigo.

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Also called indigo bird, indigo finch .

Origin of indigo bunting

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Words nearby indigo bunting

indignantly, indignation, indignity, indigo, indigo blue, indigo bunting, indigoid, indigolite, indigo snake, indigo squill, indigotic

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How to use indigo bunting in a sentence

She was even sweet to that smug ingrate Miss Bunting after she kept insulting everyone at dinner.
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Black and purple bunting went up over the doorway at the 84th Precinct stationhouse where Ramos and Liu had been assigned.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With Mood Indigo, I had a girlfriend who got really sick in America and I had to pay for the hospital bills.
Michel Gondry on ‘Mood Indigo,’ Kanye West, and the 10th Anniversary of ‘Eternal Sunshine’|Marlow Stern|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both Eternal Sunshine and Mood Indigo concern a relationship unraveling.
Michel Gondry on ‘Mood Indigo,’ Kanye West, and the 10th Anniversary of ‘Eternal Sunshine’|Marlow Stern|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“With Mood Indigo, I really let myself be as me as I could be,” Gondry tells The Daily Beast.
Michel Gondry on ‘Mood Indigo,’ Kanye West, and the 10th Anniversary of ‘Eternal Sunshine’|Marlow Stern|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The indigo plant is herbaceous, and from one to three feet high, with delicate bluish-green leaves.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
Next rinse the veil through two cold waters, tinging the last with indigo.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
But the foot-gin appeared on the scene, and indigo went down before cotton.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
Every rag of bunting, from the tiny streamer of the fishing-boat to the great flag of ships of war, droops against the mast.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
He would let Bunting travel light to the Rio Seco, and then load him for her as no burro ever was loaded to cross the border!
The Treasure Trail|Marah Ellis Ryan

British Dictionary definitions for indigo bunting

indigo bunting

indigo bird or indigo finch

noun

a North American bunting, Passerina cyanea, the male of which is bright blue and the female brown

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