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QUISCALUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Quiscalus mean?

• QUISCALUS (noun)
The noun QUISCALUS has 1 sense:

1. grackles

Familiarity information: QUISCALUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• QUISCALUS (noun)

Sense 1

Quiscalus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Grackles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Quiscalus; Quiscalus

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Quiscalus"):

crow blackbird; grackle (long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage)

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

family Icteridae; Icteridae (American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks)

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