blackbirds
noun · verb
Form of blackbird , plural of blackbird.
Simple meaning
A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
blakberdzSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈblækbɚdz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
plural of blackbird
A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
plural of blackbird
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
plural of blackbird
Common black European thrush
plural of blackbird
Any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
verb
third-person singular of blackbird
To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
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This meaning: A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
Used this way, blackbirds is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a scientific use: it names something precisely within a field of study, so it appears in research and teaching more than in conversation.
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Any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black.
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