grackle
gracklenoun- a songbird of the American blackbird family, the male of which has shiny black plumage with a blue-green sheen
美洲的拟八哥
- Several genera and species, family Icteridae, in particular the common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
数属,数种,拟鹂科,尤指普通美洲拟八哥(拉丁名Quiscalus quiscula)
- another term for an Asian mynah or starling, with mainly black plumage
鹩哥(亚洲家八哥或椋鸟,羽毛多为黑色)
- Gracula and other genera, family Sturnidae; southern grackle is another term for the hill mynah
鹩哥属及其他属,椋鸟科,南方鹩哥是鹩哥的别称
语源- late 18th cent.: from modern Latin Gracula, from Latin graculus 'jackdaw'
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