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blackbirds

blackbirds is the plural of blackbird.

blackbirds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blackbird.

Meaning of blackbird

Noun

blackbird (plural blackbirds)

  1. A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
  2. A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
    Synonyms:
    icterid
  3. (derogatory, historical, slang, among slavers and pirates) A native of the South Pacific islands.

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Phrases with blackbirds

Questions about blackbirds

What is blackbirds the plural of?
Blackbirds is the plural of blackbird.

Words near blackbirds in the dictionary

  1. blackbirded
  2. blackbirder
  3. blackbirders
  4. blackbirding
  5. blackbirdlike
  6. blackbirds
  7. blackboard
  8. blackboard bold
  9. blackboard jungle
  10. blackboard jungles
  11. blackboarded

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