grackle

grack·le

G0213100 (grăk′əl)n.1. Any of several blackbirds of the family Icteridae found throughout the Americas, especially those of the genus Quiscalus, having iridescent blackish plumage.2. Any of several Asian mynas of the genus Gracula.

[New Latin Grācula, genus name, from Latin grāculus, jackdaw; see gerə- in Indo-European roots.]

grackle

(ˈɡrækəl) n1. (Animals) Also called: crow blackbird any American songbird of the genera Quiscalus and Cassidix, having a dark iridescent plumage: family Icteridae (American orioles)2. (Animals) any of various starlings of the genus Gracula, such as G. religiosa (Indian grackle or hill mynah)[C18: from New Latin Grācula, from Latin grāculus jackdaw]

grack•le

(ˈgræk əl)

n. 1. 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. any of several Old World birds of the family Sturnidae, esp. certain mynas. [1765–75; < New Latin Gracula a genus of mynas < Latin grāculus jackdaw]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grackle - glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speechGracula religiosa, hill myna, Indian gracklemina, minah, myna, myna bird, mynah, mynah bird - tropical Asian starlings
	2.	grackle - long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumagecrow blackbirdblackbird, New World blackbird - any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly blackgenus Quiscalus, Quiscalus - gracklespurple grackle, Quiscalus quiscula - eastern United States grackle

grackle

grackle,

common name applied to some members of the New World family Icteridae, which also includes blackbirds, orioles, meadowlarks, cowbirds, and others. The plumage of the purple, or common, grackle of the Atlantic coastal region is black with metallic hues, iridescent in the sunlight. It feeds on grain and harmful insects, but it is a cannibalistic nest robber. Grackles invade cities and roost in huge flocks. The bronzed grackle, which interbreeds with the purple, is found further inland and W to the Rocky Mts.; in the South are found the Florida and boat-tailed grackles, in Texas and Mexico the great-tailed grackles, or jackdaws. Grackles are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Passeriformes, family Icteridae.

grackle

noun

Synonyms for grackle

noun glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech

Synonyms

Gracula religiosa
hill myna
Indian grackle

Related Words

mina
minah
myna
myna bird
mynah
mynah bird

noun long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage

Synonyms

crow blackbird

Related Words

blackbird
New World blackbird
genus Quiscalus
Quiscalus
purple grackle
Quiscalus quiscula