BLACKBURN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Blackburn mean? 

• BLACKBURN (noun)
  The noun BLACKBURN has 1 sense:

1. black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat

  Familiarity information: BLACKBURN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLACKBURN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Blackburn; Blackburnian warbler; Dendroica fusca

Hypernyms ("Blackburn" is a kind of...):

New World warbler; wood warbler (small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song)

Holonyms ("Blackburn" is a member of...):

Dendroica; genus Dendroica (a genus of Parulidae)

 Context examples 

Their work began years ago and, according to Blackburn, the location was chosen based on Plato’s writings as well as other texts.

(Researchers Claim to Have Found Mythical City of Atlantis in Spain, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Merlin Burrows CEO Bruce Blackburn says his company used satellite data to comb an area that the group believed may have been the location of the thriving city.

(Researchers Claim to Have Found Mythical City of Atlantis in Spain, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)