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butterbird

noun

Etymology

From butter + bird, from its fatness.

  1. inherited from bridd — “chick, fledgling, chicken”
  2. inherited from bird
  3. compounded as butterbird — “butter + bird”

Definitions

  1. The bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA