blackbird

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to black +‎ bird. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈblakbəːd/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈblækˌbɚd/ Rhymes: -ækbə(ɹ)d === Noun === 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. ==== Synonyms ==== (Turdus merula): common blackbird; Eurasian blackbird; merle, merl; ouzel (Icteridae): icterid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === blackbird (third-person singular simple present blackbirds, present participle blackbirding, simple past and past participle blackbirded) To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force ==== Further reading ==== blackbird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Icterid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia