COWBIRD


Meaning of COWBIRD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌbərd ]

noun

Date: 1810

: any of a genus ( Molothrus of the family Icteridae) of New World blackbirds that lay their eggs in the nests of other birds ; especially : one ( M. ater ) widespread in the United States and southern Canada in which the male is black with a brown head and the female is gray

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