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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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Nearby words

  1. red-streak,
  2. red-tag,
  3. red-tailed hawk,
  4. red-top,
  5. red-wat,
  6. redact,
  7. redaction,
  8. redan,
  9. redargue,
  10. redback

Origin of red-winged blackbird

First recorded in 1770–80
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