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cockbird en · NOUN

Etymology

From cock + bird.

Meanings

1. The male of a game bird, especially of a pheasant.
2. The male of any bird.
   • Then the old cock bird - he can be distinguished by his brighter plumage - hops out into full view. 1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary on the Plains, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 33:

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