grackle
Meaning
- Any of several passerine birds of the genera Quiscalus, Hypopyrrhus, Lampropsar and Macroagelaius, of the Americas, having iridescent plumage.
- (broadly) Any of several Asian myna birds of the genus Gracula.
Synonyms
crow blackbird
hill myna
Indian grackle
Gracula religiosa
New World oriole
American oriole
New World blackbird
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɹækl̩/
Etymology
From translingual Gracula, from Latin graculus (“jackdaw”).
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