blackbird
pronunciation
How to pronounce blackbird in British English:
UK [ˈblækbɜ:d]
How to pronounce blackbird in American English:
US [ˈblækbɜrd]
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- Noun:
- any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
- common black European thrush
Word Origin
- blackbird (n.)
- late 15c. (late 13c. as a surname), from black (adj.) + bird (n.1). OED says so called for being the only "black" (really dark brown) bird among the songbirds, reflecting an older sense of bird that did not include rooks, crows, ravens.
Example
- 1. Eight seconds to impact . Blackbird attempting evasive manoeuvre .
- 2. A blackbird was ringed in the wood here in 1963 .
- 3. North american blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings .
- 4. The blackbird flapped its wings excitedly .
- 5. Blackbird produces a pistol in reaction to my movement and fires several shots .