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crow blackbird
noun
- any of several North American grackles, especially purple grackles of the genus Quiscalus.
crow blackbird
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crow blackbird1
An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
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Example Sentences
But on second thought I decided that the crow blackbird did not soar and circle about in this manner.
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Another visitor of whom the kingbird seemed suspicious was a purple crow blackbird, who every day passed over.
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The crow blackbird, seized with a fit of indolence, drops its eggs in the cavity of a decayed branch.
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I have myself seen a crow blackbird kill an English sparrow.
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Recent investigations tend to prove that the Grackle or Crow-Blackbird does more good than harm and should be protected.
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