Found 2 hits - Term: swamp blackbird, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
phoeniceus 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
see also:
turdus iliacus redwinged thrush agelarius phoeniceus icteridae redwinged blackbird red-winged troupial
marsh blackbird swamp blackbird
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
swamp \swamp\, n. cf. as. swam a fungus, od. swam a sponge, d.
zwam a fungus, g. schwamm a sponge, icel. sv"oppr, dan.
sw. swamp, goth. swamms, gr. somfo`s porous, spongy.
wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but
not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the
seashore.
1913 webster
gray swamps and pools, waste places of the hern.
--tennyson.
1913 webster
a swamp differs from a bog and a marsh in producing
trees and shrubs, while the latter produce only
herbage, plants, and mosses. --farming
encyc. e.
edwards,
words.
1913 webster
swamp blackbird. zool. see redwing
b .
swamp cabbage bot., skunk cabbage.
swamp deer zool., an asiatic deer rucervus duvaucelli
of india.
swamp hen. zool.
a an australian azure-breasted bird porphyrio bellus;
-- called also goollema.
b an australian water crake, or rail porzana tabuensis;
-- called also little swamp hen.
c the european purple gallinule.
swamp honeysuckle bot., an american shrub azalea
viscosa syn. rhododendron viscosa or rhododendron
viscosum growing in swampy places, with fragrant flowers
of a white color, or white tinged with rose; -- called
also swamp pink and white swamp honeysuckle.
swamp hook, a hook and chain used by lumbermen in handling
logs. cf. cant hook.
swamp itch. med. see prairie itch, under prairie.
swamp laurel bot., a shrub kalmia glauca having small
leaves with the lower surface glaucous.
swamp maple bot., red maple. see maple.
swamp oak bot., a name given to several kinds of oak
which grow in swampy places, as swamp spanish oak
quercus palustris, swamp white oak quercus
bicolor, swamp post oak quercus lyrata.
swamp ore min., bog ore; limonite.
swamp partridge zool., any one of several australian game
birds of the genera synoicus and excalfatoria, allied
to the european partridges.
swamp robin zool., the chewink.
swamp sassafras bot., a small north american tree of the
genus magnolia magnolia glauca with aromatic leaves
and fragrant creamy-white blossoms; -- called also sweet
bay.
swamp sparrow zool., a common north american sparrow
melospiza georgiana, or melospiza palustris, closely
resembling the song sparrow. it lives in low, swampy
places.
swamp willow. bot. see pussy willow, under pussy.
1913 webster
see also:
swamp blackbird redwing swamp cabbage swamp deer rucervus duvaucelli swamp hen
porphyrio bellus goollema porzana tabuensis little swamp hen swamp honeysuckle
azalea viscosa rhododendron viscosa rhododendron viscosum swamp pink white swamp honeysuckle
swamp hook cant hook swamp itch prairie itch prairie
swamp laurel kalmia glauca swamp maple maple swamp oak
quercus palustris quercus bicolor quercus lyrata swamp ore swamp partridge
synoicus excalfatoria swamp robin swamp sassafras magnolia
magnolia glauca sweet bay swamp sparrow melospiza georgiana melospiza palustris
swamp willow pussy willow pussy
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