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Grackle n. (Zool.)

(a)

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.

(b)

An Asiatic bird of the genus Gracula. See Myna.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Grackle" Quotes from Famous Books

... began to feel the subtle stillness of the drowsing woodland; musing there, caressing his short, crisp mustache, he watched the purple grackle walking about in iridescent solitude, the sun spots waning and glowing on the grass; he heard the soft, garrulous whimper of waterfowl along the water's edge, the stir ...

— The Green Mouse • Robert W. Chambers

Words linked to "Grackle" : Indian grackle, New World blackbird, myna bird, genus Quiscalus, crow blackbird, Quiscalus quiscula, purple grackle, mynah, mynah bird, Gracula religiosa, blackbird, rusty grackle, minah, mina, hill myna