Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several North American songbirds of the genus Sialia, having blue plumage and usually a rust-colored breast in the male.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An American oscine passerine bird, of the genus Sialia, of which blue is the chief color.
- noun Some other bird of a blue color: as, the fairy bluebird of Java, Irene turcosa.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A small song bird (
Sialia sialis ), very common in the United States, and, in the north, one of the earliest to arrive in spring. The male is blue, with the breast reddish. It is related to the European robin. - noun (Zoöl.) a brilliant Indian or East Indian bird of the genus Irena, of several species.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of various
North American birds of the genusSialia in thethrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
- noun blue North American songbird
Etymologies
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Examples
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I'm glad that bluebird is getting bolder in your life.
Shards in Desperance 2008
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A blue jay is often called a bluebird and the bluebird doesn’t seem to mind but I wonder how it would feel about this photo
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The bluebird is a symbol of happiness, so it's one of my auspicious symbols.
Gretchen Rubin: 13 Tips For Sticking To Your New Year's Resolutions Gretchen Rubin 2011
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The bluebird is a symbol of happiness, so it's one of my auspicious symbols.
Gretchen Rubin: 13 Tips For Sticking To Your New Year's Resolutions Gretchen Rubin 2011
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"Winged lute that we call a bluebird, you blend in a silver strain
Birds of the Rockies 1896
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Positing a radically different environment for a bluebird is a nice thought experiment, but the actual environment of bluebirds is the one we observe them in.
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A long time ago, the bluebird was a very ugly color.
Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest Katharine Berry [Editor] Judson
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Then he went on impetuously, telling me I was a real bluebird of happiness, a bringer of joy; that the ancients called the bluebird the emblem of happiness, but he knew the blue of my eyes was the real joy sign -- or something like that he said.
Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' Anna Balmer Myers
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The bluebird is a home bird, and I am never tired of recurring to him.
Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers John Burroughs 1879
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The bluebird is the true voice of early spring, as is the bobolink of later spring.
The Chief End of Man George Spring Merriam 1878
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