Blackbird Definition

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noun
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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.
American Heritage
A common European thrush (Turdus merula)
Webster's New World
A Eurasian and African songbird (Turdus merula), the male of which is black with a yellow bill.
American Heritage
Any of various passerine birds (family Icteridae) of the New World, the males having almost entirely black plumage, as the red-winged blackbird or the grackle.
Webster's New World

A (common) true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.

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Blackbird Sentence Examples

  • Of birds some species of parrakeet, the "mandarin" blackbird, and the woodcock are not found in the rest of Indo-China.

  • The notes of the blackbird are rich and full, but monotonous as compared with those of the song-thrush.

  • This year, I could not find a blackbird 's nest in my garden.

  • Among the birds prized for their plumage are the marabout, crane, heron, blackbird, parrot, jay and humming-birds of extraordinary brilliance.

  • How long does it actually take to hear the blackbird sing or feel the sunlight?

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