1. Common black European thrush
   "The blackbird's dark plumage contrasted sharply with the snow-covered ground";
   - merl, merle, ouzel, ousel, European blackbird, Turdus merula
    
2. Any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
   "The blackbird's glossy feathers shone in the sunlight";
   - New World blackbird

Derived forms: blackbirds

Type of: American oriole, New World oriole, oriole, thrush

Part of: genus Turdus, Turdus

Encyclopedia: Blackbird, Delaware