HyperDic: cowbird

English > 1 sense of the word cowbird:
NOUNanimalcowbirdNorth American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests
English > cowbird: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningNorth American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests.
Member ofMolothrus, genus Molothruscowbirds
BroaderNew World blackbird, blackbirdAny bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
Spanishchamón, garrapatero, molothrus

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