cowbird

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7

Definition of cowbird

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any bird of the genus Molothrus. The cowbirds are brood parasites.

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Etymology

From cow + bird, as they are often seen near cattle, feeding on insects stirred up by the hooves and those attracted to the manure, as well as fermented grains from the manure.

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