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redwing

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small thrush, Turdus iliacus, native to Eurasia, with a white eye stripe and red under-wing feathers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small European thrush having reddish flanks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Turdus iliacus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: thrush

3

noun

Meaning 3

North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: New World blackbird, blackbird

History

Etymology

From red + wing.

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: tushë vetullbardhë — Turdus iliacus
  • Asturian: malvís — Turdus iliacus
  • Asturian: malvís carrasqueru — Turdus iliacus
  • Asturian: malvís gallegu — Turdus iliacus
  • Breton: drask-lann — Turdus iliacus
  • Bulgarian: беловежд дрозд (belovežd drozd) — Turdus iliacus
  • Catalan: tord ala-roig — Turdus iliacus
  • Catalan: tord cellard — Turdus iliacus
  • Czech: cvrčala — Turdus iliacus
  • Danish: vindrossel — Turdus iliacus
  • Dutch: koperwiek — Turdus iliacus
  • Estonian: vainurästas — Turdus iliacus
  • Faroese: óðinshani — Turdus iliacus
  • Finnish: punakylkirastas — Turdus iliacus
  • French: grive mauvis — Turdus iliacus
  • German: Rotdrossel — Turdus iliacus
  • Greek: κοκκινότσιχλα (kokkinótsichla) — Turdus iliacus
  • Ancient Greek: ἰλλάς (illás) — Turdus iliacus
  • Ancient Greek: τυλάς (tulás) — Turdus iliacus
  • Hungarian: szőlőrigó — Turdus iliacus
  • Icelandic: skógarþröstur — Turdus iliacus
  • Italian: tordo sassello — Turdus iliacus
  • Italian: malvizzo — Turdus iliacus
  • Komi-Zyrian: ватшкысь кай (vačkyś kaj) — Turdus iliacus
  • Latvian: plukšķis — Turdus iliacus
  • Luxembourgish: Routdréischel — Turdus iliacus
  • Macedonian: лисест дрозд (lisest drozd) — Turdus iliacus
  • Eastern Mari: изи лого (izi logo) — Turdus iliacus
  • Norman: grive dé france — Turdus iliacus
  • Norman: rouoge grive — Turdus iliacus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rødvingetrost — Turdus iliacus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: raudvengtrast — Turdus iliacus
  • Polish: droździk — Turdus iliacus
  • Portuguese: tordo-ruivo — Turdus iliacus
  • Romanian: sturz de vii — Turdus iliacus
  • Romanian: sturzul viilor — Turdus iliacus
  • Romansh: tursch cotschen — Turdus iliacus
  • Russian: белобро́вик (belobróvik) — Turdus iliacus
  • Russian: белобро́вый дрозд (belobróvyj drozd) — Turdus iliacus
  • Russian: дрозд-белобро́вик (drozd-belobróvik) — Turdus iliacus
  • Russian: дрозд-оре́ховник (drozd-oréxovnik) — Turdus iliacus
  • Sicilian: marvizzu — Turdus iliacus
  • Sicilian: marbizzu — Turdus iliacus
  • Slovak: drozd červenkavý — Turdus iliacus
  • Spanish: zorzal alirrojo — Turdus iliacus
  • Swedish: rödvingetrast — Turdus iliacus
  • Turkish: kızıl ardıç kuşu — Turdus iliacus