rusty blackbird
noun
a North American blackbird, Euphagus carolinus, the male of which has plumage that is uniformly bluish-black in the spring and rusty-edged in the fall.
Also called
rusty grackle.
Origin of rusty blackbird
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Words nearby rusty blackbird
ruston,
rustout,
rustproof,
rustproofing,
rusty,
rusty blackbird,
rusty sputum,
rut,
rutabaga,
rutaceous,
ruth