Meaning of GRACKLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'grakul
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- [n] long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage
- [n] glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech
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| | Synonyms: | | crow blackbird, Gracula religiosa, hill myna, Indian grackle |
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| | See Also: | | blackbird, genus Quiscalus, mina, minah, myna, myna bird, mynah, mynah bird, New World blackbird, purple grackle, Quiscalus, Quiscalus quiscula | |
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| | Definition: | | \Grac"kle\, n. [Cf. L. graculus jackdaw.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of several American blackbirds, of the family
{Icterid[ae]}; as, the rusty grackle ({Scolecophagus
Carolinus}); the boat-tailed grackle (see Boat-tail); the
purple grackle ({Quiscalus quiscula}, or {Q.
versicolor}). See {Crow blackbird}, under {Crow}.
(b) An Asiatic bird of the genus {Gracula}. See {Myna}.
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