Definitions for grackle
ˈgræk əlgrack·le

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hill myna, Indian grackle, grackle, Gracula religiosanoun

   glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech

2. grackle, crow blackbirdnoun

   long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gracklenoun

   Any of several American blackbirds of the genus Quiscalus having iridescent plumage

2. gracklenoun

   Any of several Asian myna birds of the genus Gracula

3. Etymology: Modern (scientific) Latin Gracula from Latin graculus, “jackdaw”

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1. Grackle

   Grackles is the common name of any of 11 passerine birds (10 extant and one extinct) native to North and South America. They belong to various genera in the icterid family. In all the species with this name, adult males have black or mostly black plumage. Baby birds like to feed by screeching. Genus Quiscalus Boat-tailed grackle, Quiscalus major Common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula Great-tailed grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus Nicaraguan grackle, Quiscalus nicaraguensis Greater Antillean grackle, Quiscalus niger Carib grackle, Quiscalus lugubris Slender-billed grackle, Quiscalus palustris - extinct (1910) Genus Hypopyrrhus Red-bellied grackle, Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster Genus Lampropsar Velvet-fronted grackle, Lampropsar tanagrinus Genus Macroagelaius Golden-tufted grackle, Macroagelaius imthurni Colombian mountain grackle, Macroagelaius subalarisSometimes members of the starling family have historically been called grackles. Tristram's starling is sometimes known as "Tristram's grackle", and the hill mynas in the genus Gracula have also been called grackles.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gracklenoun

   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. Gracklenoun

   an Asiatic bird of the genus Gracula. See Myna

3. Etymology: [Cf. L. graculus jackdaw.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grackle

   grak′l, n. the common name of many birds of the starling family, all tropical or subtropical.—Also Grak′le. [L. graculus, a jackdaw.]

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1. • New World Blackbird
   • Myna

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grackle in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grackle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grackle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grackle
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grackle
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grackle
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=grackle