Definition of Grackle

1. Noun. Glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech.


2. Noun. Long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage.
Exact synonyms: Crow Blackbird
Generic synonyms: Blackbird, New World Blackbird
Group relationships: Genus Quiscalus, Quiscalus
Specialized synonyms: Purple Grackle, Quiscalus Quiscula

Definition of Grackle

1. n. One of several American blackbirds, of the family Icteridæ; 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.

Definition of Grackle

1. a blackbird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Grackle

1. 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. Versicolour). See Crow blackbird, under Crow. An Asiatic bird of the genus Gracula. See Myna. Origin: Cf. L. Graculus jackdaw. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grackle

gracilis
gracilis
gracilis syndrome
gracilities
gracility
Gracillariidae
gracing
gracioso
graciosos
gracious
gracious
graciously
graciousness
graciousnesses
grackle (current term)
grackle (current term)
grackles
Gracula
Gracula religiosa
grad
grad
grad-shafranov equation
gradable
gradables
gradable opposition
gradate
gradate
gradated
gradates
gradatim

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