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bluebird

bluebird

3 2.7
A small North American songbird with blue feathers and sometimes a red chest
  • noun
  • /ˈbluːbɜrd/
  • US
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  • And down home in Ohio, the buds are coming out on the trees, and the bluebirds are wondering why they ever went away.
  • female bluebirds

You know, I did some treadmilling earlier and I saw a damn Bluebird this morning.

Examples

  • When they were in Missouri, a bluebird told them that they could come to the ball and dance the waltz.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The last bluebird is singing.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Looks like little bluebird is ready to fly.

    The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007)

  • Do you see that bluebird?

    The Rescuers (1977)

  • The sun is coming up, and the bird in the trees sounds like a bluebird.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • All I want is for the bluebird to lead me to you, and drift through the country.

    Rave (2000)

  • Both bluebirds were sitting on top of the box, looking right at me.

    Blog text (3)

  • A bluebird flitted from tree to tree, searching for food, and he watched it impassively.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Bluebirds build nests in holes that form in dead tree stumps.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The bluebird sang sweetly as it perched on the fence post.

Synonyms

songbird
vsbluebird
  • Specialized
17 2.3

A small bird, like a canary, that makes pleasant musical sounds

is a specific North American thrush species with distinctive blue or red plumage
Sialia
vsbluebird
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of North American bluebirds with bright blue and red feathers

is the common species description used for the small thrush family bird
genus Sialia
vsbluebird
  • Specialized
9.8

A group of small North American birds that people call bluebirds

is the everyday species description rather than the taxonomic genus label

Compounds

bluebird of happiness
  • Literature
1 7.9

A sign of perfect happiness and complete joy

fairy bluebird
8.4

A bright blue bird that eats fruit and sings in Asian forests

Surface Forms

bluebird singular
bluebirds plural

Morphology

bluebird = blue + bird (transparent) = blue + bird

The components 'blue' and 'bird' clearly describe a small North American songbird with blue plumage.

Etymology

Bluebird comes from the simple parts blue ('a color') and bird ('a flying animal') and was used in North America for the small thrush that has blue or blue-and-red feathers. So the name bluebird tells you it is a small songbird known for its blue colour.