red-winged blackbird

US: (red′wingd′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

red′-winged black′bird  (red′wingd′), 

1. Birds a North American blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, the male of which is black with scarlet patches, usually bordered with buff or yellow, on the bend of the wing.

• 1770–80