Phrase guide

northern cardinal

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A North American songbird, of species Cardinalis cardinalis, with a distinctive crest on the head and a mask on the face. The male is a vibrant red, while the female is a dull reddish olive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: red cardinal, redbird, Virginia nightingale

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cardinal[Appendix:Glossary, bird, animal, creature

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abenaki: mkwihlas — Translations
  • Western Apache: dlǫ́ʼ łichíʼi — Translations
  • Catalan: cardenal vermell — Translations
  • Cayuga: ga̲hdiso:da — Translations
  • Cherokee: ᏙᏧᏩ (dotsuwa) — Translations
  • Chiwere: wayinge suje — Translations
  • Choctaw: bishkommak — Translations
  • Comanche: eka huutsúu — Translations
  • Cree: ᒥᐦᑯ ᐲᐋᐧᔦᓯᐢ (mihko piiaayyesis) — Translations
  • Creek: fus-cate — Translations
  • Dakota: zitkaƞna ṡa — Translations
  • Dutch: rode kardinaal — Translations
  • Finnish: punakardinaali — Translations
  • Fox: meshkwimîna — Translations
  • French: cardinal rouge — Translations
  • German: Rotkardinal — Translations
  • Japanese: 猩々紅冠鳥 (shoujou-koukanchou) — Translations
  • Lakota: ziŋtkáša — Translations
  • Miami: neehpiki-pihcita — Translations
  • Mi'kmaq: istaqo’qej — Translations
  • Nahuatl: chiltototl — Translations
  • Ojibwe: misko-bineshiinh — Translations
  • Oneida: tsyotakukó — Translations
  • Onondaga: thotgwíyä’ — Translations
  • Osage: 𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒻͘𐓓𐓎𐒷 — Translations
  • Pawnee: rikucpahat — Translations
  • Polish: kardynał szkarłatny — Translations
  • Potawatomi: msko-pnéshi — Translations
  • Russian: кра́сный кардина́л (krásnyj kardinál) — Translations
  • Russian: вирги́нский кардина́л (virgínskij kardinál) — Translations
  • Spanish: cardenal rojo — Translations
  • Tunica: kuwamili — Translations
  • Welsh: cardinal cyffredin — Translations
  • Yuchi: sẽtsyathla — Translations