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grackle
 
SYLLABICATION:grack·le
PRONUNCIATION:  grkl
NOUN:1. Any of several American blackbirds of the family Icteridae, especially of the genus Quiscalus, having iridescent blackish plumage. Also called crow blackbird. 2. Any of several Asian mynas of the genus Gracula.
ETYMOLOGY:New Latin Grcula, genus name, from Latin grculus, jackdaw. See ger-2 in Appendix I.
 
 
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