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REDBIRD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does redbird mean? 

REDBIRD (noun)
  The noun REDBIRD has 2 senses:

1. the male is bright red with black wings and tailplay

2. crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the maleplay

  Familiarity information: REDBIRD used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REDBIRD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The male is bright red with black wings and tail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

firebird; Piranga olivacea; redbird; scarlet tanager

Hypernyms ("redbird" is a kind of...):

tanager (any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males)

Holonyms ("redbird" is a member of...):

genus Piranga; Piranga (a genus of Thraupidae)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

cardinal; cardinal grosbeak; Cardinalis cardinalis; redbird; Richmondena Cardinalis

Hypernyms ("redbird" is a kind of...):

finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)

Holonyms ("redbird" is a member of...):

genus Richmondena; Richmondena (cardinals)


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