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HANGBIRD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hangbird mean?
• HANGBIRD (noun)
The noun HANGBIRD has 1 sense:
1. eastern subspecies of northern oriole
Familiarity information: HANGBIRD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eastern subspecies of northern oriole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Baltimore bird; Baltimore oriole; firebird; hangbird; Icterus galbula galbula
Hypernyms ("hangbird" is a kind of...):
Icterus galbula; northern oriole (a kind of New World oriole)
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