'Redwing' definitions:
Definition of 'redwing'
(from WordNet)
noun
North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings [syn: red-winged blackbird, redwing, Agelaius phoeniceus]
noun
Small European thrush having reddish flanks [syn: redwing, Turdus iliacus]
Definition of 'Redwing'
From: GCIDE
- Redwing \Red"wing`\ (-w?ng`), n. (Zool.) A European thrush (Turdus iliacus). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also redwinged thrush. (b) A North American passerine bird ({Agelarius ph[oe]niceus}) of the family Icteridae. The male is black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered with orange, on each wing. Called also {redwinged blackbird}, red-winged troupial, marsh blackbird, and swamp blackbird. [1913 Webster]