- bluebird
- noun Date: 1688 any of three small North American thrushes (Sialia currucoides, S. mexicana, and S. sialis) that are blue above and reddish brown or pale blue below
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Bluebird — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Bluebird (Pájaro azul) es un programa de control mental de la CIA llevado a cabo entre 1951 y 1953 que buscaba la manera de lavar el cerebro a detenidos e inculcarles nuevos valores e ideas. Durante este período la… … Wikipedia Español
Bluebird — Blue bird , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small song bird ({Sialia sialis}), very common in the United States, and, in the north, one of the earliest to arrive in spring. The male is blue, with the breast reddish. It is related to the European robin. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bluebird — (n.) also blue bird, North American warbler like bird, 1680s, from BLUE (Cf. blue) (1) in reference to its plumage + BIRD (Cf. bird) (n.1). Figurative use in bluebird of happiness is from 1909 play romance l Oiseau bleu, lit. The Blue Bird, by… … Etymology dictionary
bluebird — ☆ bluebird [blo͞o′bʉrd΄] n. any of a genus (Sialia) of small North American thrushes: the male usually has a blue or bluish back and an orange or reddish breast … English World dictionary
Bluebird — Taxobox name = Bluebirds image caption = Eastern Bluebird image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Turdidae genus = Sialia subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = * Sialia sialis *… … Wikipedia
bluebird — /blooh berrd /, n. 1. any of several small North American songbirds of the genus Sialia, having predominantly blue plumage, as the eastern S. sialis, which has a blue back and a reddish brown breast. 2. See fairy bluebird. 3. (usually cap.) a… … Universalium
Bluebird — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Bluebird (en anglais, oiseau bleu ) se rapporte : Le nom anglais d un oiseau d Amérique du Nord, le Sialia ou merlebleu. Une maison de disques,… … Wikipédia en Français
bluebird — UK [ˈbluːˌbɜː(r)d] / US [ˈbluˌbɜrd] noun [countable] Word forms bluebird : singular bluebird plural bluebirds a small blue bird found in North America … English dictionary
