Blackbird vs. Merl

Blackbirdnoun

A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.

Blackbirdnoun

A native of the South Pacific islands.

Blackbirdnoun

In England, a species of thrush (Turdus merula), a singing bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given to several birds, as the Quiscalus versicolor, or crow blackbird; the Agelæus phœniceus, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See Redwing.

Blackbirdnoun

Among slavers and pirates, a negro or Polynesian.

Blackbirdnoun

A native of any of the islands near Queensland; - called also Kanaka.

Blackbirdverb

to engage in the slave trade.

Blackbirdnoun

any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black

Blackbirdnoun

common black European thrush

Merlnoun

(blackbird)

Merlnoun

The European blackbird. See Blackbird.

Merlnoun

common black European thrush