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red-wing

red-wing is the archaic form of redwing.

Meaning of redwing

Noun

redwing (plural redwings)

  1. A small thrush, Turdus iliacus, native to Eurasia, with a white eye stripe and red under-wing feathers.
  2. A red-winged blackbird
    • The flocks of Yellowheads and Red-wings settled many ranks deep among the reeds1905, William Beebe, Two Bird-Lovers In Mexico, page 116

Forms of red-wing

pluralred-wings

Questions about red-wing

What is red-wing the archaic form of?
Red-wing is the archaic form of redwing.

Words near red-wing in the dictionary

  1. red-veined dock
  2. red-veined docks
  3. red-velvet cake
  4. red-velvet cakes
  5. red-wine headache
  6. red-wing
  7. red-winged blackbird
  8. red-winged blackbirds
  9. red-winged fairywren
  10. red-winged fairywrens
  11. red-winged parrot

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