grackle
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From translingual Gracula, from Latin graculus (“jackdaw”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
grackle (plural grackles)
- Any of several American blackbirds of the genus Quiscalus, and related genera, having iridescent plumage.
- (loosely) Any of several Asian myna birds of the genus Gracula.
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- boat-tailed grackle (Quiscalus major)
- Carib grackle (Quiscalus lugubris)
- common grackle (Quiscalus quiscala)
- golden-tufted grackle (Macroagelaius imthurni)
- greater Antillean grackle (Quiscalus niger)
- great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
- mountain grackle (Macroagelaius spp.)
- Nicaraguan grackle (Quiscalus nicaraguensis)
- red-bellied grackle (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster)
- slender-billed grackle (Quiscalus palustris)
- velvet-fronted grackle (Lampropsar tanagrinus)
Translations[edit]
genus Quiscalus
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