Cowbird definitions

Cowbird

1) Blackbird 2) Follower of grazing cattle 3) Herd-following nester 4) New world blackbird
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Cowbird

Cowbirds are birds belonging to the genus Molothrus in the family Icteridae. They are brood parasitic New World birds which are unrelated to the Old World cuckoos, one of which, the common cuckoo, is the most famous brood parasitic bird. The Molothrus genus contains: The non-brood parasitic baywing was formerly placed in this genus; it is now clas...
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Cowbird

• (n.) The cow blackbird (Molothrus ater), an American starling. Like the European cuckoo, it builds no nest, but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds; -- so called because frequently associated with cattle.
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cowbird

any of six or seven species of birds belonging to the family Icteridae (order Passeriformes) that are parasitic egg-layers. Cowbirds forage on the ... [2 related articles]
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Cowbird

Cow'bird` (-bẽrd`) noun (Zoology) The cow blackbird ( Molothrus ater ), an American starling. Like the European cuckoo, it builds no nest, but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds; -- so called because frequently associated with cattle.
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cowbird

[n] - North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds` nests
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cowbird

noun North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds` nests
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cowbird

any of several New World blackbirds of the genus Molothrus, esp. M. ater, of North America, that accompany herds of cattle.
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