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| grack·le [ grák'l ] (plural grack·les) |
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1. N American blackbird: a noisy blackbird with metallic black feathers and a long keel-shaped tail. Native to: North America. Genus Quiscalus.
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2. starling: a starling with mostly black feathers. Native to: Europe, Asia. Genera Gracula, Onychognathus.
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| [Late 18th century. Via modern Latin Gracula< Latin graculus "jackdaw"] |
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