Brewer blackbird

noun

Brew·​er blackbird

variants or Brewer's blackbird

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-ə(z)-

: a blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) widely distributed and common in inhabited areas of western North America, the male being shining greenish black with a purplish black head, the female largely dark brownish gray

Word History

Etymology

after Thomas M. Brewer †1880 American ornithologist

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