grackle

noun grack·le \ˈgra-kəl\

: a common American bird that has shiny black feathers

Full Definition of GRACKLE

: any of a genus (Quiscalus of the family Icteridae) of large American blackbirds having iridescent black plumage

: any of various Asian starlings (as the hill mynahs)

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New Latin Gracula, genus name, alteration of Latin graculus jackdaw

First Known Use: 1772

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noun grack·le \ˈgra-kəl\

: a large blackbird with shiny feathers that show changeable green, purple, and bronze colors

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