GRACKLE


Meaning of GRACKLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgra-kəl ]

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)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.