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red-winged blackbird
[ red-wingd ]
noun
- a North American blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, the male of which is black with scarlet patches, usually bordered with buff or yellow, on the bend of the wing.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of red-winged blackbird1
First recorded in 1770–80
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Example Sentences
One contained a Red-winged Blackbird, that had been taken from its nest when very young, and brought up by hand.
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It was no more than a red-winged blackbird that you saw, he said, or perhaps it was a bright tanager.
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Agelaius phoeniceus megapotamus Oberholser: Red-winged Blackbird.
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Mr. Red-winged Blackbird asked him—meaning that in his opinion Mr. Meadowlark had no reason to be ashamed of his own voice.
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Mr. Red-winged Blackbird told Mr. Crow that he hadn't a doubt that everything Mr. Crow said was so.
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