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Yellowbird — Yel low*bird , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The American goldfinch, or thistle bird. See {Goldfinch}. (b) The common yellow warbler; called also {summer yellowbird}. See Illust. of {Yellow warbler}, under {Yellow}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yellowbird — [yel′ōbʉrd΄] n. any of various birds that are mostly yellow in color, as the yellow warbler or several American goldfinches … English World dictionary
yellowbird — /yel oh berrd /, n. 1. Brit. Dial. any of various yellow or golden birds, as the golden oriole of Europe. 2. any of several American goldfinches. 3. See yellow warbler. [1695 1705; YELLOW + BIRD] * * * … Universalium
yellowbird — yel•low•bird [[t]ˈyɛl oʊˌbɜrd[/t]] n. orn any of various birds with yellow plumage, as the yellow warbler or goldfinch • Etymology: 1695–1705 … From formal English to slang
yellowbird — /ˈjɛloʊbɜd/ (say yelohberd) noun 1. any of various yellow or golden birds, as the golden oriole of Europe. 2. any of several American goldfinches. {yellow + bird1} …
yellowbird — noun 1. yellow throated American wood warbler • Syn: ↑yellow warbler, ↑golden warbler, ↑Dendroica petechia • Hypernyms: ↑New World warbler, ↑wood warbler • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
summer yellowbird — Yellowbird Yel low*bird , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The American goldfinch, or thistle bird. See {Goldfinch}. (b) The common yellow warbler; called also {summer yellowbird}. See Illust. of {Yellow warbler}, under {Yellow}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shane Yellowbird — Infobox Musical artist | Name = Shane Yellowbird Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = flagicon|Canada Hobbema, Alberta Instruments = Genre = Country Occupation = singer Years active = 2005 ndash;… … Wikipedia
Operation Yellowbird — or Operation Siskin (黃雀行動), was a Hong Kong based operation to help the Chinese dissidents who participated in Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 to escape arrest by the PRC government by facilitating their departure overseas via Hong Kong.[1]… … Wikipedia
Summer yellowbird — Summer Sum mer, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. & Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr. sam[=a] year. [root]292.] The season of the year in which the sun… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
