blackbird, merl, merle, ouzel, ousel, European blackbird, Turdus merula
(noun) common black European thrush
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• (Turdus merula): common blackbird; Eurasian blackbird; merle, merl; ouzel
• (Icteridae): icterid
blackbird (third-person singular simple present blackbirds, present participle blackbirding, simple past and past participle blackbirded)
To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
• 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
28 June 2025
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
