- indigo bunting
- noun Date: 1783 a small finch (Passerina cyanea of the family Cardinalidae) chiefly of eastern North America of which the male is largely deep blue in spring and summer
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Indigo Bunting — Male (above), female (below) Conservation status … Wikipedia
indigo bunting — Indigo In di*go, a. Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo. [1913 Webster] {Indigo berry} (Bot.), the fruit of the West Indian shrub {Randia aculeata}, used as a blue dye. {Indigo bird} (Zo[ o]l.), a small North American… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indigo bunting — ☆ indigo bunting n. a small bunting (Passerina cyanea) native to the E U.S.: the male is indigo blue … English World dictionary
indigo bunting — mėlynoji startenė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Passerina cyanea angl. indigo bunting vok. Indigofink, m rus. индиговый овсянковый кардинал, m pranc. passerin indigo, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – startenės … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
indigo bunting — noun small deep blue North American bunting • Syn: ↑indigo finch, ↑indigo bird, ↑Passerina cyanea • Hypernyms: ↑bunting • Member Holonyms: ↑Passerina, ↑genus Passerina … Useful english dictionary
indigo bunting — a North American bunting, Passerina cyanea, the male of which is indigo. Also called indigo bird, indigo finch. [1775 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
indigo bunting — /ɪndɪgoʊ ˈbʌntɪŋ/ (say indigoh bunting) noun a small fringilline bird, Passerina cyanea, of North and Central America, the male of which is indigo blue. Also, indigo bird, indigo finch …
indigo bunting — noun A blue bunting of North America, (scientific name): (Passerina cyanea). Syn: indigo bird, indigo finch … Wiktionary
indigo bunting — in′digo bunt′ing n. orn a bunting of E North America, Passerina cyanea, the male of which has deep blue plumage • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
Indigo (disambiguation) — Indigo is a color between blue and violet.Indigo may also mean: *Indigo dye;Plants and animals *Indigofera, the Indigo plant *Indigo Bunting, a small North American bird *Indigo Snake, the genus Drymarchon;Literature *Indigo (novel), a novel by… … Wikipedia
