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grackle (grak′əl)

noun

☆ any of several blackbirds somewhat smaller than a crow; esp., the common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)

Etymology: L graculus, jackdaw < IE echoic base *ger- > crane, crow

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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