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grackle

grack·le
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [grak-uh l]
    • /ˈgræk əl/
    • /ˈɡrækəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [grak-uh l]
    • /ˈgræk əl/

Definitions of grackle word

  • noun grackle any of several long-tailed American birds of the family Icteridae, especially of the genus Quiscalus, having usually iridescent black plumage. 1
  • noun grackle any of several Old World birds of the family Sturnidae, especially certain mynas. 1
  • noun grackle A songbird of the American blackbird family, the male of which has shiny black plumage with a blue-green sheen. 1
  • noun grackle type of blackbird 1
  • noun grackle any American songbird of the genera Quiscalus and Cassidix, having a dark iridescent plumage: family Icteridae (American orioles) 0
  • noun grackle any of various starlings of the genus Gracula, such as G. religiosa (Indian grackle or hill mynah) 0
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Origin of grackle

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
1765-75; < New Latin Gracula name of genus, based on Latin grāculus jackdaw

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grackle popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • bronzed grackle

    the western subspecies of the American bird, the common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula versicolor, having bronzy, iridescent plumage.

  • common grackle

    a large songbird, Quiscalus quiscula, of the family Icteridae, of central and eastern North America, having iridescent black plumage varying in color.

  • boat-tailed grackle

    a large grackle, Quiscalus major, of the southeastern U.S., that folds its tail into a shape resembling the keel of a boat.

  • purple grackle

    the eastern subspecies of the common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula, of North America, having an iridescent purple back.

  • jackdaw

    a glossy, black, European bird, Corvus monedula, of the crow family, that nests in towers, ruins, etc.

  • rusty blackbird

    a North American blackbird, Euphagus carolinus, the male of which has plumage that is uniformly bluish-black in the spring and rusty-edged in the fall.
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