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red-winged blackbird

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bird of the species Agelaius phoeniceus, native to North and Central America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: redwing, Agelaius phoeniceus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: New World blackbird, blackbird

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: merla ala-roja — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紅翅黑鸝 /红翅黑鹂 (hóngchì hēilí) — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Dutch: epauletspreeuw — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Finnish: punaolkaturpiaali — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • French: carouge à épaulettes — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • German: Rotflügelstärling — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Hungarian: pirosvállú csiröge — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Hungarian: vörösszárnyú gulyamadár — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Italian: ittero alirosse — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Italian: merlo dalle ali rosse — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Japanese: 羽衣烏 (hagoromo-garasu) — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Okanagan: ƛ̓əkƛ̓aʕkək — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Polish: epoletnik krasnoskrzydły — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Portuguese: tordo-sargento — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Seneca: dzago꞉gi꞉h — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Spanish: tordo sargento — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Spanish: sargento alirrojo — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Spanish: tordo capitán — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Spanish: turpial alirrojo — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Turkish: al kanatlı karatavuk — Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Welsh: tresglen adeingoch — Agelaius phoeniceus