Definitions for: Blackbird


[n] common black European thrush
[n] any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black



Webster (1913) Definition: 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]

Synonyms: European blackbird, merl, merle, New World blackbird, ousel, ouzel, Turdus merula

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

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