"jackbird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jackbirds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jackbird (plural jackbirds)
  1. A saddleback (Philesturnus) in its first-year plumage, once thought to be a separate species. Categories (lifeform): Corvoid birds
    Sense id: en-jackbird-en-noun-rWkl4Zr9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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