Grackle
/ˈɡɹækl̩/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of several passerine birds of the genera Quiscalus, Hypopyrrhus, Lampropsar and Macroagelaius, of the Americas, having iridescent plumage.
"Outside, a gang of grackles combed the landscaped lawn like a homicide squad dragging a field for evidence."
- 2 long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage wordnet
- 3 Any of several Asian myna birds of the genus Gracula. broadly
- 4 glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech wordnet
Example
More examples"One of the street cats killed a grackle on the porch."
Etymology
From translingual Gracula, from Latin graculus (“jackdaw”).