About The Word Blackbird
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Blackbird
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What's The Definition Of Blackbird?
[n] common black European thrush
[n] any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black Synonyms | Synonyms for Blackbird: European blackbird | merl | merle | New World blackbird | ousel | ouzel | Turdus merula Related Terms | Find terms related to Blackbird: See Also | Agelaius phoeniceus | American oriole | cowbird | crow blackbird | Euphagus carilonus | genus Turdus | grackle | New World oriole | oriole | redwing | red-winged blackbird | rusty blackbird | rusty grackle | thrush | Turdus Blackbird In Webster's Dictionary \Black"bird\ (bl[a^]k"b[~e]rd), n. (Zo["o]l.)
In England, a species of thrush ({Turdus merula}), a singing
bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given
to several birds, as the {Quiscalus versicolor}, or crow
blackbird; the {Agel[ae]us ph[oe]niceus}, or red-winged
blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See
{Redwing}.
\Black"bird\, n. 1. Among slavers and pirates, a negro or Polynesian. [Cant] 2. A native of any of the islands near Queensland; -- called also {Kanaka}. [Australia] |
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