blackbird
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blackbird
- /ˈblakbəːd/ UK
- /ˈblækˌbɚd/ US
Rhymes with -ækbə(ɹ)d
Where it comes from
From Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to black + bird.
noun blackbirds
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A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
Similar: common blackbird, Eurasian blackbird, merle, merl, ouzel
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A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
Similar: icterid
- A native of the South Pacific islands.
verb blackbirds · blackbirding · blackbirded
- To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force “At the same time, island communities — especially in coastal areas, where the effect of population loss was often enormous — sometimes retaliated against blackbirding raids.”
Translations
Every language
noun Turdus merula: blackbird
| Español | mirlo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대륙검은지빠귀 daeryukgeomeunjippagwi |
| 日本語 | 黒歌鳥 kuroutadori |
| 中文 | 山鳥 /山鸟 shānniǎo, 烏鶇 /乌鸫 wūdōng |
| Português | melro, melro-preto |
| Français | merle, merlesse |
| Deutsch | Amsel, Schwarzdrossel |
| Italiano | merlo |
| Ελληνικά | κότσυφας kótsyfas |
| Română | mierlă |
| Русский | чёрный дрозд čórnyj drozd |
| Tiếng Việt | hạch thước điẻu |
| العربية | شُحْرُور šuḥrūr |
| עברית | שחרור shakharúr |
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title = {blackbird},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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