crow blackbird


noun
  1. any of several North American grackles, especially purple grackles of the genus Quiscalus.

Origin of crow blackbird

1
An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Words Nearby crow blackbird

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How to use crow blackbird in a sentence

  • But on second thought I decided that the crow blackbird did not soar and circle about in this manner.

    Birds of the Rockies | Leander Sylvester Keyser
  • Another visitor of whom the kingbird seemed suspicious was a purple crow blackbird, who every day passed over.

    Little Brothers of the Air | Olive Thorne Miller
  • The crow blackbird, seized with a fit of indolence, drops its eggs in the cavity of a decayed branch.

    In the Catskills | John Burroughs
  • I have myself seen a crow blackbird kill an English sparrow.

    Ways of Nature | John Burroughs
  • Recent investigations tend to prove that the Grackle or Crow-Blackbird does more good than harm and should be protected.

British Dictionary definitions for crow blackbird

crow blackbird

noun
  1. another name for grackle

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