cowbird
/ˈkaʊbɜːd/noun
1- a New World songbird with dark plumage and a relatively short bill, typically laying its eggs in other birds' nests牛鹂。
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- Genus Molothrus (and Scaphidura), family Icteridae: several species, in particular the widespread brown-headed (或 common) cowbird (M. ater).拟鹂属(及巨牛鹂属), 拟鹂科: 数种, 尤指分布广泛的褐头牛鹂。