cockbird

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noun

The male of a game bird, especially of a pheasant.

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Meanings

nouncockbird (plural cockbirds)

plural cockbirds

  1. The male of a game bird, especially of a pheasant.
  2. The male of any bird.

    Then the old cock bird - he can be distinguished by his brighter plumage - hops out into full view.

    1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary on the Plains, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 33

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cock

Origin

From cock + bird.

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Cite this entry
APA

cockbird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cockbird

MLA

“cockbird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cockbird. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cockbird,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cockbird.

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