REDBIRD
Dictionary entry overview: What does redbird mean?
• REDBIRD (noun)
The noun REDBIRD has 2 senses:
1. the male is bright red with black wings and tail
2. crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
Familiarity information: REDBIRD used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REDBIRD (noun)
Meaning:
The male is bright red with black wings and tail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
firebird; Piranga olivacea; redbird; scarlet tanager
Hypernyms ("redbird" is a kind of...):
tanager (any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males)
Holonyms ("redbird" is a member of...):
genus Piranga; Piranga (a genus of Thraupidae)
Meaning:
Crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
cardinal grosbeak; Cardinalis cardinalis; Richmondena Cardinalis; redbird; cardinal
Hypernyms ("redbird" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Holonyms ("redbird" is a member of...):
genus Richmondena; Richmondena (cardinals)
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