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blue·bird  (blbûrd)
n.
Any of several North American songbirds of the genus Sialia, having blue plumage and usually a rust-colored breast in the male.

bluebird [ˈbluːˌbɜːd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any North American songbird of the genus Sialia, having a blue or partly blue plumage: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)
fairy bluebird any songbird of the genus Irena, of S and SE Asia, having a blue-and-black plumage: family Irenidae
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various other birds having a blue plumage
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bluebirdbluebird - fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
genus Irena, Irena - type genus of the Irenidae: fairy bluebirds
2.bluebird - blue North American songbird
thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
genus Sialia, Sialia - North American bluebirds
Translations
bluebird [ˈbluːbɜːd] Npájaro m azul, azulejo m (de América)
bluebird [ˈbluːˌbɜːd] nuccello azzurro
bluebird [ˈbluːˌbɜːd] nuccello azzurro


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