northern cardinal

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northern cardinal (plural northern cardinals)

  1. Cardinalis cardinalis, a North American songbird with a distinctive crest on the head and a mask on the face. The male is a vibrant red, while the female is a dull reddish olive.
    Synonyms: red cardinal, redbird, Virginia nightingale
    Hypernyms: cardinal (often elliptically synonymous) < bird < animal < creature

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