Phrase guide

shiny cowbird

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A passerine bird (Molothrus bonariensis) of the Icteridae family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Broader terms: cowbird, bird, vertebrate, animal, organism, creature

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شحرور البقر اللماع — shiny cowbird
  • Dutch: glanskoevogel — shiny cowbird
  • Esperanto: Brila molotro — shiny cowbird
  • Finnish: hohtoturpiaali — shiny cowbird
  • French: Vacher luisant — shiny cowbird
  • Norwegian Bokmål: silketrupial — shiny cowbird
  • Portuguese: chupim — shiny cowbird
  • Quechua: taraqchi — shiny cowbird
  • Spanish: tordo renegrido — shiny cowbird
  • Spanish: chamón común — shiny cowbird
  • Swedish: glanskostare — shiny cowbird