blackbird
nounEtymology
From Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to black + bird.
- inherited from blakebird
Definitions
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and…
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
A native of the South Pacific islands.
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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.”
The neighborhood
Derived
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 · +6 more
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA