BLACKBIRDS

Noun

blackbirds

plural of blackbird

Verb

blackbirds

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird

Source: Wiktionary


BLACKBIRD

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.

BLACKBIRD

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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