rusty blackbird

rusty blackbird
a North American blackbird, Euphagus carolinus, the male of which has plumage that is uniformly bluish-black in the spring and rusty-edged in the fall. Also called rusty grackle.
[1850-55, Amer.]

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  • rusty grackle — noun North American blackbird whose bluish black plumage is rusty edged in the fall • Syn: ↑rusty blackbird, ↑Euphagus carilonus • Hypernyms: ↑New World blackbird, ↑blackbird • Member Holonyms: ↑Euphagus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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