state bird

noun

: a bird selected (as by the legislature) as an emblem of a state of the U.S.

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If passed, Mooney's bill will take effect on July 1, and the flamingo will become Florida's state bird. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 The scrub jay and pink flamingo should have been our state birds for years now. Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025 No, the American Robin was chosen as Michigan's state bird in 1931 after being favored by the Michigan Audubon Society. Jeanine Santucci, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2024 In recent years, lawmakers have introduced another potential contender for state bird, the American Flamingo, but those efforts also failed. Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for state bird 

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of state bird was in 1910

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“State bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20bird. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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state bird

noun
: a bird selected (as by the legislature) as an emblem of a state of the U.S.
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