Blackbird Meaning
/ˈblakbəːd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
nounA variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
Sentence Examples
The blackbird found a little red worm in the green grass.
"Poor blackbird!" said Pinocchio to the Cat. "Why did you kill him?"
CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ sat on the fence and sang a beautiful melody at dawn.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A ____ was singing its sweet song from the roof of the small house.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to black + bird.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“At the same time, island communities — especially in coastal areas, where the effect of population loss was often enormous — sometimes retaliated against blackbirding raids.”"
— 2000, Kate Fortune, Brij V. Lal, The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia – Volume 1, University of Hawaiʻi, →ISBN, page 208:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ sat on the fence and sang a beautiful melody at dawn.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A ____ was singing its sweet song from the roof of the small house.