A blackbird is a common European bird. The male has black feathers and a yellow beak, and the female has brown feathers.
2. countable noun
A blackbird is a common North American bird. The male has black feathers and often a red patch on its wings.
blackbird in British English
(ˈblækˌbɜːd)
noun
1.
a common European thrush, Turdus merula, in which the male has a black plumage and yellow bill and the female is brown
2.
any of various American orioles having a dark plumage, esp any of the genus Agelaius
3. history
a person, esp a South Sea Islander, who was kidnapped and sold as a slave, esp in Australia
verb
4. (transitive)
(formerly) to kidnap and sell into slavery
blackbird in American English
(ˈblækˌbɜrd)
noun
1.
any of various passerine birds (family Icteridae) of the New World, the males having almost entirely black plumage, as the red-winged blackbird or the grackle