blackbird
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia,…A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
» That black bird isn't a blackbird.
Эта чёрная птица не дрозд.
Meaning
3 sensesA common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
Amsel, Schwarzdrossel
чёрный дроздčórnyj drozd
чо́рний дріздčórnyj drizd
A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
трупиалtrupial, кассикkassik, желтушникželtušnik
any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
(derogatory, historical, slang)A native of the South Pacific islands.
Examples
25 sentencesThat black bird isn't a blackbird.
ruЭта чёрная птица не дрозд.
There are blackbirds nesting in my garden.
У моєму саду гніздяться чорні дрозди.
ruВ моём саду свили гнездо чёрные дрозды.
That black bird is not a blackbird.
ruТа чёрная птица - не дрозд.
deDer schwarze Vogel da ist keine Amsel.
The chough is similar to a blackbird.
The blackbird is a well-known songbird.
deDie Amsel ist ein bekannter Singvogel.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to blackFrom Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to black + bird.
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Forms
plural: blackbirds| Singular | blackbird |
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Synonyms
10 synonyms- common black European thrush:merlmerleouzelouselEuropean blackbirdTurdus merula
- any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black:New World blackbird