maybird
[ mey-burd ]
/ ˈmeɪˌbɜrd /
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noun
any of various birds whose seasonal appearance for breeding typically begins in May, including the bobolink and the whimbrel: The bobolink’s return from its winter home in South America is such a welcome sight and sound, ushering in a new spring, that many of us call it the maybird.
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Words nearby maybird
May apple, Mayas, maybe, Maybeck, May beetle, maybird, May-blob, May blobs, may blossom, May Day, Mayence
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Nothing makes one look more ridiculous than chasing an independent maybird of no particular views across an onion bed.