English dictionary
redwing
/'r/E/d,w/I//N/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
Source: WordNet 3.0
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small European thrush having reddish flanks
Synonyms turdus iliacusSource: WordNet 3.0
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A European thrush (<i>Turdus iliacus</i>). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also <i>redwinged thrush</i>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> A North American passerine bird (<i>Agelarius phœniceus</i>) of the family <i>Icteridæ</i>. The male is black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered with orange, on each wing. Called also <i>redwinged blackbird</i>, <i>red-winged troupial</i>, <i>marsh blackbird</i>, and <i>swamp blackbird</i>.
Source: webster1913