redwing

red·wing

R0109000 (rĕd′wĭng′)n.1. See red-winged blackbird.2. A thrush (Turdus iliacus) of Eurasia and North Africa having reddish feathers under the wings and a white eye stripe.

redwing

(ˈrɛdˌwɪŋ) n1. (Animals) a small European thrush, Turdus iliacus, having a speckled breast, reddish flanks, and brown back2. (Animals) a North American oriole, Agelaius phoeniceus, the male of which has a black plumage with a red-and-yellow patch on each wing

red•wing

(ˈrɛdˌwɪŋ)

n. 1. a Eurasian thrush, Turdus iliacus, having chestnut-red feathers under the wings. 2. red-winged blackbird. [1650–1660]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	redwing - North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wingsAgelaius phoeniceus, red-winged blackbirdblackbird, New World blackbird - any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly blackAgelaius, genus Agelaius - red-winged blackbirds
	2.	redwing - small European thrush having reddish flanksTurdus iliacusthrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breastgenus Turdus, Turdus - type genus of the Turdidae

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