blackbird
noun
a common European thrush, Turdus merula, the male of which is black with a yellow bill.
blackbirds
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pluralof blackbird.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Market hunters used shotguns, nets and traps to fill traincars with passenger pigeons—as well as robins, woodpeckers, blackbirds and orioles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
The virus has been linked to mass die-offs of blackbirds elsewhere in Europe, though that doesn't seem to be the case in Britain.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
The wetland attracts birds, such as coots and tricolored blackbirds, and also recharges the aquifer that the roots of cottonwoods and willows tap into.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024
They withstand enormous loads of the virus without getting sick, passing it on to local species, like blackbirds, cowbirds, and grackles, that mix with migrating flocks.
From Salon ● May 23, 2024
Above the square, a whirl of agitated blackbirds circled through the air.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
