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red-winged blackbird

red-winged blackbird
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [red-wingd]
    • /ˈrɛdˌwɪŋd/
    • /rɛd wɪŋd ˈblækbɜːd /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [red-wingd]
    • /ˈrɛdˌwɪŋd/

Definitions of red-winged blackbird words

  • noun red-winged blackbird a North American blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, the male of which is black with scarlet patches, usually bordered with buff or yellow, on the bend of the wing. 1
  • noun red-winged blackbird variety of bird 1
  • noun red-winged blackbird a North American blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) with a bright-red patch on each wing near the shoulder in the male 0

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Origin of red-winged blackbird

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1770-80

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Parts of speech for Red-winged blackbird

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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red-winged blackbird popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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