brewer-blackbird
ərz noun
a blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus, of the U.S., the male of which has greenish-black plumage with a purplish-black head.
Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; named after Thomas M. Brewer (1814–80), American ornithologist
1855–60, Americanism; named after Thomas M. Brewer (1814–80), American ornithologist
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