Definition of "redwing" [red•wing]

• See red-winged blackbird. (noun)
• A European thrush (Turdus iliacus) having reddish feathers under the wings and a white eye stripe. (noun)

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• "The redwing is the first bird to come north for the spring."
• "Look, the marsh marigolds we treasured have disappeared this spring gobbled by deer, overrun by reed canary grass but still the redwing blackbird sings."
• "Then the birds: ibis, egret, wood duck, redwing blackbird, great blue heron."