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Redbird

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage. Canada, US

    "Then she chanced to look up and catch sight of a redbird in a tree."

  2. 2
    crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.; Synonym of red tanager. Canada, US
  4. 4
    the male is bright red with black wings and tail wordnet
  5. 5
    Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.; Synonym of northern cardinal. Canada, US
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  1. 6
    A capsule of secobarbital. slang

    "Nearly every pharmaceutical house has its own brands, sold in tablets, solutions or brightly-colored capsules, on which its “detail men” keep doctors informed. Probably the most popular successors to Veronal are Seconal (“red birds” to the bootleg trade) and Nembutal ("yellow jackets")."

  2. 7
    Any of various red cars formerly used in the New York City subway system; or a train of such cars.

Etymology

From red + bird.

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