English Explanatory Dictionary

blackbird

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
  2. A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
  3. A native of the South Pacific islands.
verb
  1. To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force

Pronunciation

/ˈblakbəːd/ /ˈblækˌbɚd/ en-us-blackbird.ogg

Word forms

blackbird blackbirds blackbirding blackbirded

Etymology

From Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to black + bird.

Synonyms

common blackbird Eurasian blackbird merle merl ouzel icterid

Derived words

blackbirder blackbirding blackbirdlike Blackbird Leys skunk blackbird Michaelmas blackbird Bolivian blackbird red-shouldered blackbird red-winged blackbird tawny-shouldered blackbird tricolored blackbird yellow-shouldered blackbird Agelaius yellow-winged blackbird unicolored blackbird pale-eyed blackbird Agelasticus scarlet-headed blackbird chestnut-capped blackbird yellow-hooded blackbird Chrysomus Forbes's blackbird austral blackbird Curaeus scrub blackbird Cuban blackbird melodious blackbird Dives Brewer's blackbird rusty blackbird Euphagus Chopi blackbird oriole blackbird Jamaican blackbird red-breasted blackbird white-browed blackbird Sturnella yellow-headed blackbird saffron-cowled blackbird New World blackbird grey-winged blackbird white-collared blackbird Indian blackbird Tibetan blackbird Turdus Old World blackbird
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