Thesaurus: blackbird

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1. n. 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 Agelaeus phoeniceus, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See Redwing.
2. n. any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
3. n. common black European thrush
4. 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.
5. In England, a species of thrush (Turdus merula), a singing birdwith a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given to severalbirds, as the Quiscalus versicolor, or crow blackbird; the Agelæusphoeniceus, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle,etc. See Redwing.
6. n:100 n. common black European thrush