summer redbird
- noun
- /ˈsʌmər ˈrɛdbɜrd/
- US
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cardenal de verano
- The bright color of the male summer redbird makes it easy to spot among the trees.
Examples
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We saw a summer redbird perched on a branch during our walk in Texas.
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Female summer redbirds are often mistaken for other yellow songbirds.
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The summer redbird sings beautifully in the morning.
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I spotted a summer redbird in our backyard yesterday.
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The bright color of the male summer redbird makes it easy to spot among the trees.
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We saw a summer redbird perched on a branch during our walk in Texas.
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The female summer redbird is often mistaken for other yellow songbirds.
Synonyms
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A small bird that sings and lives mainly in the Americas with brightly colored males
A bird found in North America with males deep red and females mostly yellow
A small bird from North America with bright red males and yellow females
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'summer' modifies 'redbird', yielding a redbird associated with the summer season (i.e., a type of red-feathered bird commonly seen in summer). This follows a regular English noun-noun compounding pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer.
Etymology
Summer redbird gets its name from two simple facts: the bird arrives in warm months, so summer, and the male is bright red, so redbird. That's why the name refers to the red songbird you see in summer, also called 'summer tanager'.