- skunk bird
- noun
or skunk blackbird
Etymology: so called from the coloring of the male: bobolink
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
skunk bird
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Skunk bird — Skunk Skunk, n. [Contr. from the Abenaki (American Indian) seganku.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus {Mephitis} and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skunk-bird — n. Bobolink, rice bird, skunk blackbird (Emberiza oryzivora) … New dictionary of synonyms
Skunk — Skunk, n. [Contr. from the Abenaki (American Indian) seganku.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus {Mephitis} and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skunk blackbird — Skunk Skunk, n. [Contr. from the Abenaki (American Indian) seganku.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus {Mephitis} and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skunk cabbage — Skunk Skunk, n. [Contr. from the Abenaki (American Indian) seganku.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus {Mephitis} and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skunk porpoise — Skunk Skunk, n. [Contr. from the Abenaki (American Indian) seganku.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus {Mephitis} and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skunk-blackbird — skunkˈbird or skunk blackˈbird noun The bobolink (from its colouring) • • • Main Entry: ↑skunk … Useful english dictionary
skunk blackbird — noun see skunk bird * * * skunk blackbird, the male bobolink in full plumage. ╂[because of the resemblance of the black and white coloration to that of the skunk] … Useful english dictionary
skunk-blackbird — n. See skunk bird … New dictionary of synonyms
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