OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 23180

grackle

/ˈɡɹækl̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chango (Antillean grackle) • chinchilín (Antillean grackle) • clarinero • mariamulata • zanate
Any of several passerine birds of the genera Quiscalus, Hypopyrrhus, Lampropsar and Macroagelaius, of the Americas, having iridescent plumage.
Outside, a gang of grackles combed the landscaped lawn like a homicide squad dragging a field for evidence.
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