cowbird
cow·bird
noun \-ˌbərd\Definition of COWBIRD
: any of a genus (Molothrus of the family Icteridae) of New World blackbirds that lay their eggs in the nests of other birds; especially : one (M. ater) widespread in the United States and southern Canada in which the male is black with a brown head and the female is gray
First Known Use of COWBIRD
1810
Rhymes with COWBIRD
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