red-winged blackbird

red-winged blackbird  (rdwngd)

n.

A North American blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), the male of which has scarlet patches on the wings. Also called redwing.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

red-winged blackbird - North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings Agelaius phoeniceus, redwing blackbird, New World blackbird - any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black Agelaius, genus Agelaius - red-winged blackbirds