Definitions of blackbird
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common black European thrush
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synonyms:
European blackbird, Turdus merula, merl, merle, ousel, ouzel
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type of:
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thrush
songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
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thrush
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any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
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synonyms:
New World blackbird
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crow blackbird, grackle
long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage
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Euphagus carilonus, rusty blackbird, rusty grackle
North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall
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cowbird
North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests
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Agelaius phoeniceus, red-winged blackbird, redwing
North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
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Quiscalus quiscula, purple grackle
eastern United States grackle
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type of:
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American oriole, New World oriole, oriole
American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
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