bluebird
noun
blue·bird
ˈblü-ˌbərd 
: 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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Sycamore trees were full of nesting holes for birds like western bluebird and house wrens.
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Cozy wooden tables and booths adorned with petite bouquets bask in the light of huge windows, and a cabinet displaying sculptures and paintings of bluebirds — gifts from customers, owner Jane Zieha said — looms large.
—Alison Booth, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Trigger lightbulbs above foreheads, and bluebirds on shoulders.
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First there were bluebirds, golden tanagers, and colorful finches called euphonias.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Cozy wooden tables and booths adorned with petite bouquets bask in the light of huge windows, and a cabinet displaying sculptures and paintings of bluebirds — gifts from customers, owner Jane Zieha said — looms large.
—Alison Booth, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Trigger lightbulbs above foreheads, and bluebirds on shoulders.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
First there were bluebirds, golden tanagers, and colorful finches called euphonias.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Bluebird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bluebird. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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bluebird
noun
blue·bird
-ˌbərd
: any of three small North American songbirds related to the robin but more or less blue above
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