Agelaius
noun
Ag·e·la·ius
ˌa-jə-ˈlā-əs
: a genus of birds (family Icteridae) comprising the red-winged blackbirds
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek agelaîos "of the herd, gregarious," from agélē "herd, troop" (derivative of ágein "to lead") + -aios, adjective suffix
First Known Use
1824, in the meaning defined above
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