Redwing \Red"wing`\ (-w?ng`), n. (Zool.)
A European thrush ({Turdus iliacus}). Its under wing coverts
are orange red. Called also {redwinged thrush}.
(b) A North American passerine bird ({Agelarius
ph[oe]niceus}) of the family {Icteridae}. The male is
black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered
with orange, on each wing. Called also {redwinged
blackbird}, {red-winged troupial}, {marsh blackbird}, and
{swamp blackbird}.
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