English Explanatory Dictionary

grackle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several passerine birds of the genera Quiscalus, Hypopyrrhus, Lampropsar and Macroagelaius, of the Americas, having iridescent plumage.
  2. Any of several Asian myna birds of the genus Gracula.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹækl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grackle.wav

Word forms

grackle grackles grakle

Etymology

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

Derived words

boat-tailed grackle Carib grackle common grackle golden-tufted grackle greater Antillean grackle great-tailed grackle mountain grackle Nicaraguan grackle red-bellied grackle slender-billed grackle velvet-fronted grackle
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