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indigo bunting

–noun
a North American bunting, Passerina cyanea, the male of which is indigo.
Also called indigo bird, indigo finch.


Origin:
1775–85, Americanism
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indigo bunting  
n.  A small common finch (Passerina cyanea) of North and Central America, the male of which has deep blue plumage.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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