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grackle
CIDE DICTIONARY
grackle, n. [Cf. L. graculus jackdaw.].
One of several American blackbirds, of the family Icteridæ ; as, the rusty grackle (Scolecophagus Carolinus ); the boat-tailed grackle (see Boat-tail); the purple grackle (Quiscalus quiscula , or Q. versicolor ). See Crow blackbird , under Crow. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
grackle, n.
1 any of various orioles, esp. of the genus Quiscalus, native to America, the males of which are shiny black with a blue-green sheen. Also called BLACKBIRD.
2 any of various minas, esp. of the genus Gracula, native to Asia.
1 any of various orioles, esp. of the genus Quiscalus, native to America, the males of which are shiny black with a blue-green sheen. Also called BLACKBIRD.
2 any of various minas, esp. of the genus Gracula, native to Asia.
Etymology
mod.L Gracula f. L graculus jackdaw
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