blackbird

black·bird  (blkbûrd)

n.

1. Any of various New World birds of the family Icteridae, such as the grackle or red-winged blackbird, the male of which has black or predominantly black plumage.

2. An Old World songbird (Turdus merula), the male of which is black with a yellow bill. Also called merle¹.

3. Australian A South Sea Islander kidnapped and sold into slavery in Australia; a Kanaka.

tr.v. black·bird·ed, black·bird·ing, black·birds Australian

To kidnap (a South Sea Islander) and sell into slavery.

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blackbird [ˈblækˌbɜːd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a common European thrush, Turdus merula, in which the male has a black plumage and yellow bill and the female is brown

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various American orioles having a dark plumage, esp any of the genus Agelaius

3. (Historical Terms) History a person, esp a South Sea Islander, who was kidnapped and sold as a slave, esp in Australia

vb

(tr) (formerly) to kidnap and sell into slavery

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blackbird - any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black New World blackbird American oriole, New World oriole, oriole - American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow crow blackbird, grackle - long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage Euphagus carilonus, rusty blackbird, rusty grackle - North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall cowbird - North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests Agelaius phoeniceus, red-winged blackbird, redwing - North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
	2.	blackbird - common black European thrush         European blackbird, merl, merle, ousel, ouzel, Turdus merula thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast genus Turdus, Turdus - type genus of the Turdidae

Translations

blackbird [ˈblækbɜːd] N → mirlo m

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blackbird [ˈblækbɜː^rd] n → merle m

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blackbird [ˈblækˌbɜːd] n → merlo

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blackbird [ˈblækˌbɜːd] n → merlo

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