Thesaurus: grackle

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1. n. 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. versicolor). See Crow blackbird, under Crow.
2. n. An Asiatic bird of the genus Gracula. See Myna.
3. n. glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech
4. n. long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage
5. (a) 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. (b) An Asiatic bird of the genus Gracula. See Myna.
6. n:100 n. long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage