Blackbird
Black´bird Pronunciation: blăk´bẽrd
| n. | 1. | (Zool.) 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 Agelæus phœniceus, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See Redwing. |
| 1. | Among slavers and pirates, a negro or Polynesian. | |
| 2. | A native of any of the islands near Queensland; - called also | |
| v. i. | 1. | to engage in the slave trade. |
| Noun | 1. |  blackbird - any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly blackSynonyms: New World blackbird |
| 2. |  blackbird - common black European thrush |