red-winged blackbird

red-winged blackbird

R0109100 (rĕd′wĭngd′)n. A blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) of North and Central America, the male of which has scarlet patches on the wings. Also called redwing.

red′-winged` black′bird

n. a North American blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, the male of which is black with scarlet patches, usu. bordered with yellow, on the bend of the wing. [1770–80]

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red-winged blackbird - North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wingsAgelaius phoeniceus, redwingblackbird, New World blackbird - any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly blackAgelaius, genus Agelaius - red-winged blackbirds