Grackle Definition

grăkəl
grackles
noun
grackles
Any of several blackbirds somewhat smaller than a crow; esp., the common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Webster's New World
Any of several Asian mynas of the genus Gracula.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • crow blackbird
  • Gracula religiosa
  • Indian grackle
  • hill myna

Other Word Forms of Grackle

Noun

Singular:
grackle
Plural:
grackles

Origin of Grackle

  • New Latin Grācula genus name from Latin grāculus jackdaw gerə-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From gracule, from New Latin Gracula, from Latin graculus (“jackdaw”)

    From Wiktionary

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