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blackbird

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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.

blackbird
Noun
a common European thrush, the male of which has black plumage and a yellow bill
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blackbirdblackbird - any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
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.blackbirdblackbird - common black European thrush        
thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
genus Turdus, Turdus - type genus of the Turdidae
Translations
blackbird [ˈblækbəːd] nmirlo
blackbird [ˈblækbəːd] black nmerle m
blackbird [ˈblækbəːd] nAmsel f
blackbird [ˈblækbəːd] nmerlo


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In this way the Blackbird enriched himself, and enriched the white men, and became exceedingly popular among the traders of the Missouri.
At that moment, a Blackbird, perched on the fence along the road, called out sharp and clear:
No, he is far handsomer than old Blackbird ever was.
 
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