blackbirding

English - Turkish

Definition of blackbirding in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

blackbird

kara tavuk

blackbird

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) kara bakal

blackbird

karatavuk

Karatavuk çimin içinde küçük kırmızı bir solucan buldu. - The blackbird found a little red worm in the green grass.

Pinokyo, kediye Zavallı karatavuk! dedi. Onu neden öldürdün? - Poor blackbird! said Pinocchio to the Cat. Why did you kill him?

blackbird

zool Turdus merula

blackbird

(isim) karatavuk

English - English

Definition of blackbirding in English English dictionary

the kidnapping of Pacific Islanders or Kanakas for work on, or for sale to, plantations - usually sugar plantations in Queensland, Australia

the kidnapping of Pacific Islanders or Kanakas for work on, or for sale to, plantations - usually sugar plantations in Queensland, Australia. From blackbird - ref. to the colour of the people

The act or practice of collecting natives of the islands near Queensland for service on the Queensland sugar plantations

The kidnaping of negroes or Polynesians to be sold as slaves

Related Terms

blackbird

A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae

blackbird

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

blackbird

{n} in England a singing bird, in America the grackle

blackbird

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

blackbird

A blackbird is a common North American bird. The male has black feathers and often a red patch on its wings. a common European and American bird, the male of which is completely black. In the New World, any of several species of songbirds in the family Icteridae, collectively called icterids; also, an Old World thrush (Turdus merula, family Turdidae). The best known icterid is the red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), which ranges from Canada to the West Indies and Central America. It is 8 in. (20 cm) long, and the male's black plumage is set off by red shoulder patches. The Old World blackbird, 10 in. (25 cm) long, is common in woods and gardens throughout temperate Eurasia as well as in Australia and New Zealand. See also grackle

blackbird

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

blackbird

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

blackbird

A blackbird is a common European bird. The male has black feathers and a yellow beak, and the female has brown feathers

blackbird

In England, a species of thrush (Turdus merula), a singing bird with a fin note; the merle

blackbird

common black European thrush

blackbird

Among slavers and pirates, a negro or Polynesian

blackbird

{i} type of black American song-bird; European thrush (the male of which has black feathers and a yellow beak)

blackbird

{i} merle

Hyphenation

black·bird·ing

Etymology

() blackbird +‎ -ing, referring to the colour of the people.