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( usually initial capital letter ) a member of Camp Fire, Inc., who is between the ages of six and eight.
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| 1. | any North American songbird of the genus Sialia, having a blue or partly blue plumage: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes) |
| 2. | fairy bluebird any songbird of the genus Irena, of S and SE Asia, having a blue-and-black plumage: family Irenidae |
| 3. | any of various other birds having a blue plumage |
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Word Origin & History
bluebird
1680s, N.Amer. warbler-like bird, from blue in reference to its plumage + bird. Figurative use in bluebird of happiness is from 1909 play romance "l'Oiseau bleu," lit. "The Blue Bird," by Belgian dramatist and poet Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949).
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Example sentences
And the bluebird flying out of the tree symbolizes the way bluebirds fly off when you knock down their trees.
Both bluebird species feed primarily on insects, crickets, spiders and beetles in the spring and summer.
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