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Meaning of jackbird | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A saddleback (Philesturnus) in its first-year plumage, once thought to be a separate species.

Examples

“The young bird had the plumage of the saddleback, not the even chestnut of the jackbird, although its plumage was rather duller than that of the adult.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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