grackle
any of several long-tailed American birds of the family Icteridae, especially of the genus Quiscalus, having usually iridescent black plumage.
any of several Old World birds of the family Sturnidae, especially certain mynas.
Origin of grackle
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How to use grackle in a sentence
Bronzed grackle (æneus), with a purple head and usually a brassy back.
Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies | Chester A. (Chester Albert) ReedThe Great-tailed grackle (macrourus), found in Texas, is still larger.
Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies | Chester A. (Chester Albert) ReedThis giant grackle frequents lakes, lagoons and bays, where it feeds along the shore or among aquatic plants.
What Bird is That? | Frank M. ChapmanNow come two black-coated cousins, the purple grackle and shoulder-strapped redwing of the blackbird family.
The purple grackle is said to eat corn, and also the eggs and young of other birds.
The Children's Book of Birds | Olive Thorne Miller
British Dictionary definitions for grackle
/ (ˈɡrækəl) /
Also called: crow blackbird any American songbird of the genera Quiscalus and Cassidix, having a dark iridescent plumage: family Icteridae (American orioles)
any of various starlings of the genus Gracula, such as G. religiosa (Indian grackle or hill mynah)
Origin of grackle
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