Grackle

['græk(ə)l]

Definition

(noun.) long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage.

Inputed by Estella--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) One of several American blackbirds, of the family Icteridae; 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.

(n.) An Asiatic bird of the genus Gracula. See Myna.

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Definition

n. the common name of many birds of the starling family all tropical or subtropical.—Also Grak′le.

Typist: Sadie