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Definition of blackbird
1 : any of various birds of which the males are largely or entirely black: such asa : a common thrush (Turdus merula) of Eurasia and northern Africa having an orange bill and eye rimb : any of several American oscine birds (family Icteridae)
2 : a Pacific islander kidnapped for use as a plantation laborer
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Recent Examples of blackbird from the Web
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Despite 420’s recent codification as a street moniker for marijuana and the ominous specter of four and twenty blackbirds flocking from pies, April 20 had slipped as an infamous date in the public brainpan.
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Elmhurst Hospital spokesman Keith Hartenberger declined to address the lawsuit's claims, but said the hospital learned about the nesting red-winged blackbirds on the day Graves says she was attacked.
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Here, those moments come when sleep is elusive and the speaker's thoughts turn to a gardener cleaning up after a renegade snowstorm, the space between stars, or the sound of blackbirds in flight.
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There were blackbirds circling above their own shadows, and beneath them the cows stood around smelling one another's butts.
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So the blackbird was killed by a bird of prey, not a fox.
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She identified by ear a cedar waxwing, a reclusive wood thrush, a gray catbird (with its catty mew), a red-winged blackbird, a tree swallow, several cardinals and a frenetic blue-gray gnatcatcher.
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An animal control officer removed the healthy blackbird and returned it to the wild.
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Overhead, a red-winged blackbird flew into an old apple tree.
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First Known Use of blackbird
14th century
blackbird
Definition of blackbird
intransitive verb
: to engage in the slave trade especially in the South Pacific
First Known Use of blackbird
1836
BLACKBIRD Defined for English Language Learners
blackbird
playDefinition of blackbird for English Language Learners
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: any one of several American birds with males that are mostly black
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: a common European bird with males that have black feathers and an orange bill
BLACKBIRD Defined for Kids
blackbird
playDefinition of blackbird for Students
: any of several birds of which the males are mostly black
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