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Definition of Indian grackle
1. Noun. Glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech.
Generic synonyms: Mina, Minah, Myna, Myna Bird, Mynah, Mynah Bird
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indian Grackle
Literary usage of Indian grackle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1855)
"... caused several pairs of the Indian grackle to be introduced into the island.
This plan promised to succeed. But unfortunately some of the colonists, ..."
2. The Middle Kingdom: A Survey of the Geography, Government, Education, Social by Samuel Wells Williams (1849)
"The mino-bird, or Indian grackle, is sometimes brought to Canton, but has not
been seen wild in that region. It is remarkable for the yellow caruncles which ..."
3. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1865)
"Presented 1 Indian grackle. Gracula intermedia, Hay. Purchased. by AO Smith, Esq.
9. 1 Alligator. ..."
4. House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d by United States Congress. House (1865)
"A few pairs of the Indian grackle were obtained (similar to our crow blackbird)
with promising results. Blundering into the mistake that it was grain and ..."
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