redbird

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɹɛdbəːd/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage. Canada,US
    — Then she chanced to look up and catch sight of a redbird in a tree.
  2. Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.; Synonym of red tanager. Canada,US
  3. Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.; Synonym of northern cardinal. Canada,US
  4. A capsule of secobarbital. slang
    — Nearly every pharmaceutical house has its own brands, sold in tablets, solutions or brightly-colored capsules, on which its “detail men” keep doctors informed. Probably the most popular successors to Veronal are Seconal (“red birds” to the bootleg trade) and Nembutal ("yellow jackets").
  5. Any of various red cars formerly used in the New York City subway system; or a train of such cars.

词形变化

redbirds plural

词汇关系

衍生词
redbird cactus

词源

From red + bird.
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