Meaning

3 senses
  1. A 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

  2. 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

  3. (derogatory, historical, slang)A native of the South Pacific islands.

Examples

25 sentences
  1. That black bird isn't a blackbird.

    ruЭта чёрная птица не дрозд.

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  2. There are blackbirds nesting in my garden.

    У моєму саду гніздяться чорні дрозди.

    ruВ моём саду свили гнездо чёрные дрозды.

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  3. That black bird is not a blackbird.

    ruТа чёрная птица - не дрозд.

    deDer schwarze Vogel da ist keine Amsel.

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  4. The chough is similar to a blackbird.

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  5. The blackbird is a well-known songbird.

    deDie Amsel ist ein bekannter Singvogel.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
Turdus merula: blackbird:
Русский
By meaning 2
Turdus merula: blackbird:
bird of the family Icteridae:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Turdus merula: blackbird:

Origin

From Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to black

From Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to black + bird.

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