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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An international research team discovered that urban birds, including great tits, house sparrows, and blackbirds, tend to fly away sooner when approached by women than by men.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
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
Around now blackbirds are breeding and raising their young, frequently seen hopping along the ground and singing from the branches of trees on summer evenings.
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
Dead-looking grapevines and blackbirds and junk piles and bugs, that’s it.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
