redwing blackbird

Variant of red-winged blackbird

red-winged blackbird definition

☆ red·-winged· blackbird (red′wiŋd′)

a North American blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) with a bright-red patch on each wing near the shoulder in the male
also redwing blackbird

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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