n. - 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 Agelaeus phoeniceus, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See Redwing.
n. - Among slavers and pirates, a negro or Polynesian.
n. - A native of any of the islands near Queensland; -- called also Kanaka.