grackle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡɹækl̩/
Etymology
From translingual Gracula, from Latin graculus (“jackdaw”).
Meanings
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Any of several passerine birds of the genera Quiscalus, Hypopyrrhus, Lampropsar and Macroagelaius, of the Americas, having iridescent plumage.
Outside, a gang of grackles combed the landscaped lawn like a homicide squad dragging a field for evidence.
1995, Richard Powers, Galatea 2.2, Vintage (2019), page 164:
- (broadly) Any of several Asian myna birds of the genus Gracula.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grakle | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| grackles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
boat-tailed grackle · common grackle · golden-tufted grackle · velvet-fronted grackle · mountain grackle · Carib grackle · Nicaraguan grackle · slender-billed grackle · red-bellied grackle · greater Antillean grackle · great-tailed grackle
Translations (28)
ru гра́кл (genus Quiscalus) · bla omahksaksiin (genus Quiscalus) · es zanate (genus Quiscalus) · eo kviskalo (genus Quiscalus) · cic foshi losa (genus Quiscalus) · nah tzanatl (genus Quiscalus) · it gracchio (genus Quiscalus) · es clarinero (genus Quiscalus) · nci tzanatl (genus Quiscalus) · abe wawipegwigit (genus Quiscalus) · cmn 美洲黑羽椋鳥 /美洲黑羽椋鸟 (genus Quiscalus) · sv båtstjärt (genus Quiscalus) · pl wilgowron (genus Quiscalus) · uk гра́кл (genus Quiscalus) · zpk bca (San Lucas Quiaviní) (genus Quiscalus) · es chango (Antillean grackle) (genus Quiscalus) · zpk blo (San Lucas Quiaviní) (genus Quiscalus) · oj ashawenaniisi (genus Quiscalus) · fi mölyturpiaali (genus Quiscalus) · zpk man gëtx (Q. mexicanus) (genus Quiscalus) · it gracula (genus Quiscalus) · zpk bka’ (genus Quiscalus) · fr quiscale (genus Quiscalus) · zpk man gelze’ (Q. mexicanus) (genus Quiscalus) · es mariamulata (genus Quiscalus) · es chinchilín (Antillean grackle) (genus Quiscalus) · nhn tzanatl (genus Quiscalus) · lkt čháŋwaȟpa-tȟáŋka (genus Quiscalus)