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REDWING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small European thrush having reddish flanks
Synonyms:
redwing; Turdus iliacus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("redwing" is a kind of...):
thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)
Holonyms ("redwing" is a member of...):
genus Turdus; Turdus (type genus of the Turdidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
Synonyms:
Agelaius phoeniceus; red-winged blackbird; redwing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("redwing" is a kind of...):
blackbird; New World blackbird (any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black)
Holonyms ("redwing" is a member of...):
Agelaius; genus Agelaius (red-winged blackbirds)
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