n.
Pronunciation: ' gra-k ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Gracula, genus name, alteration of Latin graculus jackdaw
Date: 1772
1 : any of a genus ( Quiscalus of the family Icteridae) of large American blackbirds having iridescent black plumage
2 : any of various Asian starlings (as the hill mynahs)