grackle

Meaning

  1. Any of several passerine birds of the genera Quiscalus, Hypopyrrhus, Lampropsar and Macroagelaius, of the Americas, having iridescent plumage.
  2. (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

mariamulata

Republik Mosambik

Μοζαμβίκη

République du Mozambique

mainate religieux

quiscale bronzé

gracula religiosa

Gracula religiosa

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɹækl̩/
Etymology

From translingual Gracula, from Latin graculus (“jackdaw”).

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