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mountain bluebird

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Definition of mountain bluebird

: a bluebird (Sialia currucoides) of western North America having a blue-breasted rather than red-breasted male

Examples of mountain bluebird in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Idaho's state bird status goes to the much less-threatening mountain bluebird. — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, "Ten Fun Facts About Falcons, the Birds," 3 Feb. 2017

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First Known Use of mountain bluebird

1861, in the meaning defined above

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“Mountain bluebird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20bluebird. Accessed 20 Oct. 2020.

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