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AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Agelaius phoeniceus mean? 

AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS (noun)
  The noun AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS has 1 sense:

1. North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wingsplay

  Familiarity information: AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Agelaius phoeniceus; red-winged blackbird; redwing

Hypernyms ("Agelaius phoeniceus" is a kind of...):

blackbird; New World blackbird (any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black)

Holonyms ("Agelaius phoeniceus" is a member of...):

Agelaius; genus Agelaius (red-winged blackbirds)


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