scape-bird

noun

A bird that has symbolically had human diseases and sins transferred to it and then is released into the wild to carry away the afflictions.

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Meanings

nounscape-bird (plural scape-birds)

plural scape-birds

  1. A bird that has symbolically had human diseases and sins transferred to it and then is released into the wild to carry away the afflictions.

Origin

From scape + bird; modelled on scapegoat.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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