Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Bluebird (-'s, Blue Bird, Blue-Birds, Blue Birds)
bluebird (-'s, Blue Bird, Blue-Birds, Blue Birds), n. [see blue, adj. + bird, n.] (webplay: sky).
- Motacilla; small perching bird; winged creature with azure feathers; U.S. species of flying creature with blue upper body and pale red throat.
- Songbird; [fig.] poet; writer; singer; bard; troubadour.
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