[syn: redwing, Turdus iliacus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Redwing \Red"wing`\ (-w?ng`), n. (Zool.)
A European thrush (Turdus iliacus). Its under wing coverts
are orange red. Called also redwinged thrush.
(b) A North American passerine bird (Agelarius
ph[oe]niceus) of the family Icteridae. The male is
black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered
with orange, on each wing. Called also redwinged
blackbird, red-winged troupial, marsh blackbird, and
swamp blackbird.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
redwing
n 1: North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
[syn: red-winged blackbird, redwing, Agelaius
phoeniceus]
2: small European thrush having reddish flanks [syn: redwing,
Turdus iliacus]