Word Frequency
blackbird (ˈblækˌbɜːd
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Definitions
noun
- a common European thrush, Turdus merula, in which the male has a black plumage and yellow bill and the female is brown
- any of various American orioles having a dark plumage, esp any of the genus Agelaius
- (history) a person, esp a South Sea Islander, who was kidnapped and sold as a slave, esp in Australia
verb
- tr (formerly) to kidnap and sell into slavery
Translations for 'blackbird'
- British English: blackbird A blackbird is a common European bird. The male has black feathers and a yellow beak, and the female has brown feathers.ˈblækˌbɜːd NOUN
- Arabic: شُحْرُور
- Brazilian Portuguese: melro
- Chinese: 黑鸟
- Croatian: kos
- Czech: kos
- Danish: solsort
- Dutch: merel
- European Spanish: mirlo
- Finnish: mustarastas
- French: merle
- German: Amsel
- Greek: κοτσύφι
- Italian: merlo
- Japanese: クロウタドリ
- Korean: 지빠귓과의 명금
- Norwegian: svarttrost
- Polish: kos
- Portuguese: melro
- Romanian: mierlă mierle
- Russian: черный дрозд
- Spanish: mirlo
- Swedish: koltrast
- Thai: นกดุเหว่า
- Turkish: karatavuk
- Ukrainian: дрізд
- Vietnamese: chim két
Example Sentences Including 'blackbird'
' Morgan was speaking as his team finally settled on a name for the new company - Merle, the old Scots word for blackbird.Glasgow Herald (2002)
A bird flitted with a blackbird 's squawk from a tree nearby, ending for good the blank time.The Last Raven
A blackbird perches yesterday on a cart outside a Houston Kmart store.Edmonton Sun (2003)
In its jaws, as well as my fly, was stuck a whole blackbird chick still undigested.Sun, News of the World (2001)
Incidentally, while standing at Starfish Hill, a small, blackbird , going like the clappers, flew safely right through the turbines.The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)
The oldest blackbird ever recorded by the BTO is 14. Sea birds drop radioactivity on land Eat more, weigh less, live longer?New Scientist (2003)
The sun slanted low and the song of the blackbird thrilled the evening.Molly Keane's Ireland
Then she became aware of one she couldn't place, a kind of sharp chipping sound, like a blackbird smashing a snail's shell on a stone.Compulsion
Underneath a big star-flowered bush lies a cat with a blackbird in its mouth.Looking For the Spark
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