Толковый словарь английского языка - blackbird
Blackbird
blackbird
I. noun Date: 14th century any of various birds of which the males are largely or entirely black: as, a common thrush (Turdus merula) of Eurasia and northern Africa having an orange bill and eye rim, any of several American oscine birds (family Icteridae), a Pacific islander kidnapped for use as a plantation laborer, II. intransitive verb Date: circa 1873 to engage in the slave trade especially in the South Pacific
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n. 1 a common thrush, Turdus merula, of which the male is black with an orange beak. 2 US any of various birds, esp. a grackle, with black plumage. 3 hist. a kidnapped Negro or Polynesian on a slave-ship. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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