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Blackbird (disambiguation) — Blackbird can refer to:Birds*Blackbird ( Turdus merula ), a species of bird of the thrush family indigenous to Europe and Asia *New World blackbirds, about 20 species of icterid birds that resemble the Blackbird including: **Red winged Blackbird… … Wikipedia
Thrush — Thrush, n. [OE. [thorn]rusche, AS. [thorn]rysce; akin to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf. {Throstle}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to {Turdus} and allied genera. They are noted for the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thrush nightingale — Thrush Thrush, n. [OE. [thorn]rusche, AS. [thorn]rysce; akin to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf. {Throstle}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to {Turdus} and allied genera. They are noted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thrush tit — Thrush Thrush, n. [OE. [thorn]rusche, AS. [thorn]rysce; akin to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf. {Throstle}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to {Turdus} and allied genera. They are noted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thrush — thrush1 [thrush] n. [ME thrusch < OE thrysce < IE * trozdos , thrush] 1. any of a large family (Turdidae) of passerine birds, including the robin, wood thrush, and hermit thrush of North America and the song thrush and blackbird of Europe ☆ … English World dictionary
Blackbird — Black bird (bl[a^]k b[ e]rd), n. (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blackbird — [blak′bʉrd΄] n. 1. any of various passerine birds (family Icteridae) of the New World, the males having almost entirely black plumage, as the red winged blackbird or the grackle 2. a common European thrush (Turdus merula) … English World dictionary
blackbird — ► NOUN 1) a thrush of which the male has all black plumage and a yellow bill. 2) an American songbird with largely black plumage … English terms dictionary
Blackbird — Taxobox name = Blackbird status = LC status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=51596|title=Turdus merula|downloaded=2007 12 06 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern] status system … Wikipedia
blackbird — /blak berrd /, n. 1. a common European thrush, Turdus merula, the male of which is black with a yellow bill. 2. any of several American birds of the family Icteridae, having black plumage. Cf. crow blackbird, red winged blackbird, rusty blackbird … Universalium
