Agelaius

noun

Ag·​e·​la·​ius

ˌa-jə-ˈlā-əs

: a genus of birds (family Icteridae) comprising the red-winged blackbirds

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek agelaîos "of the herd, gregarious," from agélē "herd, troop" (derivative of ágein "to lead") + -aios, adjective suffix

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

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