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state bird
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noun
a bird chosen as an official symbol of a U.S. state.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of state bird
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Words nearby state bird
statant, statcoulomb, state, state aid, state bank, state bird, state capitalism, state chamber, state church, State College, state coordinate system
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