GRACKLE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does grackle mean? 

• GRACKLE (noun)
  The noun GRACKLE has 2 senses:

1. glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech
2. long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage

  Familiarity information: GRACKLE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRACKLE (noun)

Meaning:

Glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

grackle; Gracula religiosa; hill myna; Indian grackle

Hypernyms ("grackle" is a kind of...):

mina; minah; myna; myna bird; mynah; mynah bird (tropical Asian starlings)

Meaning:

Long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

crow blackbird; grackle

Hypernyms ("grackle" is a kind of...):

blackbird; New World blackbird (any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grackle"):

purple grackle; Quiscalus quiscula (eastern United States grackle)

Holonyms ("grackle" is a member of...):

genus Quiscalus; Quiscalus (grackles)