- common grackle
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a large songbird, Quiscalus quiscula, of the family Icteridae, of central and eastern North America, having iridescent black plumage varying in color. Cf. purple grackle, bronzed grackle.
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common grackle
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common grackle — a large songbird, Quiscalus quiscula, of the family Icteridae, of central and eastern North America, having iridescent black plumage varying in color. Cf. purple grackle, bronzed grackle … Useful english dictionary
grackle — ☆ grackle [grak′əl] n. [L graculus, jackdaw < IE echoic base * ger > CRANE, CROW ] any of several blackbirds somewhat smaller than a crow; esp., the common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) … English World dictionary
Grackle — A Grackle is a gregarious, passerine bird native to North and South America. Each of the 11 species of grackle belongs to the Icterid family. The species are:* Genus Quiscalus ** Boat tailed Grackle, Quiscalus major ** Common Grackle, Quiscalus… … Wikipedia
grackle — /grak euhl/, n. 1. any of several long tailed American birds of the family Icteridae, esp. of the genus Quiscalus, having usually iridescent black plumage. 2. any of several Old World birds of the family Sturnidae, esp. certain mynas. [1765 75; … Universalium
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grackle — grack•le [[t]ˈgræk əl[/t]] n. 1) orn any of several long tailed New World blackbirds, esp. of the genus Quiscalus, as the common North American species Q. quiscula, having iridescent black plumage 2) orn any of several Old World birds of the… … From formal English to slang
purple grackle — noun eastern United States grackle • Syn: ↑Quiscalus quiscula • Hypernyms: ↑grackle, ↑crow blackbird * * * noun : a No. American grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) with black and in the full plumaged male purplish iridescent plumage see … Useful english dictionary
bronzed grackle — noun : a grackle of a widely distributed variety (Quiscalus quiscula versicolor) of the purple grackle, that is distinguished from the typical variety by the bronzy iridescence of the plumage * * * the western subspecies of the common grackle,… … Useful english dictionary
