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BLACKBIRD
blackbird, merl, merle, ouzel, ousel, European blackbird, Turdus merula
(noun) common black European thrush
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
blackbird (plural blackbirds)
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).
(slang, derogatory, historical, among slavers and pirates) A native of the South Pacific islands.
Synonyms
• (Turdus merula): common blackbird; Eurasian blackbird; merle, merl; ouzel
• (Icteridae): icterid
Verb
blackbird (third-person singular simple present blackbirds, present participle blackbirding, simple past and past participle blackbirded)
To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
Coordinate terms
• ictericus
• merula
• merulus
Source: Wiktionary
Black"bird, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: In England, a species of thrush (Turdus merula), a singing bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given to several birds, as the Quiscalus versicolor, or crow blackbird; the Agelæus phoeniceus, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See Redwing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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