redwing
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- noun
- /ˈrɛdˌwɪŋ/
- US
:
mirlo de alas rojas
- He, Hunter, and Victory had seen traces of her in those woods: ruined honeycombs, the bits and leavings of stolen victuals, and many times the signal Hunter relied on: most redwings, those blue-black birds with the bolt.
- redwing blackbird
Examples
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Regarding his marriage to Violet, he had not chosen that but was grateful, in fact, that he didn't have to; that Violet did it for him, helping him escape all the redwings in the county and the ripe silence that accompanied them.
Fiction book (1992) -
So Redwing Blackbird's fledglings are all together helping to see that it is the fittest among them who leave the nest to fulfill the organic function of their kind here, including bringing their next generation to life.
Blog text (5) -
The wings were only tipped with red, but it might be a redwing in its youthful plumage.
Fiction book (1993) -
We went riding, we talked about things on the bridle path, the redwing blackbirds, the boulder of conglomerate rock,
Fiction book (2000) -
He hauled himself down the incline and, as he turned to go, four redwings shot up from the lower limbs of a white oak tree.
Fiction book (1992) -
Then the redwing rattled its feathers, and the mountain falcon scratched its chin with a talon, jingling its bells.
Fiction book (1993) -
BLACKBIRD, REDWING, COME BACK!
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From the eucalyptus above the woman's head, a flock of redwings surged into the sky, rising and falling above the tree in what seemed to him the same rhythm as the rhythm of the creaking pump handle.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the wetlands, the distinct song of the redwing blackbird filled the air as it displayed its bright scarlet wing patches.
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As spring approached, flocks of redwing blackbirds could be seen gathering in the open fields near the river.
Synonyms
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A North American blackbird with bright red and yellow shoulder patches on males
A blackbird with red patches on its wings often found in marshes in North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Redwing for the North American bird is a simple compound of red and wing, meaning 'red wing', because the male shows bright red patches on its shoulders and wings. So redwing refers to that blackbird known for its red shoulder patches in marshes and fields.