indigo finch

indigo finch
noun
small deep blue North American bunting
Hypernyms: ↑bunting
Member Holonyms: ↑Passerina, ↑genus Passerina

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indigo bird, indigo bunting or indigo finch noun
An American finch (Passerina cyanea) of which the male is blue
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Main Entry:indigo

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  • indigo bird — noun small deep blue North American bunting • Syn: ↑indigo bunting, ↑indigo finch, ↑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 — 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 — 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 finch… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Indigo berry — 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 bird — 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 blue — 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 brown — 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

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