"cowbird" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cowbird.wav [US] Forms: cowbirds [plural]
Etymology: cow + bird, as they are often seen near cattle. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cow|bird}} cow + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} cowbird (plural cowbirds)
  1. Any bird of the genus Molothrus. The cowbirds are brood parasites. Wikipedia link: cowbird Categories (lifeform): Icterids Derived forms: shiny cowbird Translations (bird of the genus Molothrus): hohtoturpiaali (Finnish), gulyajáró (Hungarian), starzyk [masculine] (Polish), tordo [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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