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Definition of grackle in English: gracklenoun ˈɡrak(ə)lˈɡrækəl 1A 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) Example sentencesExamples - The grackles and starlings looked especially handsome; I guess the spectacular weather is an excuse for everyone to wear their finery.
- I went down towards the creek and found a huge flock of robins, grackles and red-winged blackbirds foraging.
- In this study, we focused on a group of birds within the family Icteridae termed the grackles and allies.
- Cracked corn is a favorite of mourning doves, grackles and juncos.
- Above, a white stork stands surrounded by boat-tailed grackles in Lion Country Safari, a bird sanctuary in Palm Beach, Florida.
- Chickadees, cardinals, doves, and robins came and went, and a grackle made a racket in the woods.
- Well-adapted to urban environments, grackles, crows, ravens, blackbirds, and jays thrive everywhere we do.
- Central Park is rife with robins, great with grackles, and burgeoning with blue jays.
- There are great-tailed grackles everywhere singing into the night - they sound like dolphins in the trees.
- As I was washing the dishes, a grackle landed in the grass outside the kitchen window.
- Instead of our winter visitors that left us for more northern areas, we now have grackles, red-wings and cowbirds.
- If larger birds such as grackles are a problem, choose feeders designed for small birds, such as a thistle tube or hanging globe.
- If jays, grackles, and other large birds are crowding out smaller birds, switch to a feeder that discriminates, or blocks, them, but not the smaller, more desirable birds.
- The common birds included grackles, blackbirds, catbirds, and lots and lots of robins.
- Even a casual neighborhood search will turn up a surprising variety, including doves, cardinals, bluejays, grackles, a handful of sparrows and at least two or three species guaranteed to make you reach for your field guide.
2Another 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 Example sentencesExamples - I heard a distant flock of blackbirds gathering for the night - starlings and grackles, perhaps.
OriginLate 18th century: from modern Latin Gracula, from Latin graculus 'jackdaw'. Rhymescackle, crackle, hackle, jackal, mackle, shackle Definition of grackle in US English: gracklenounˈɡrækəlˈɡrakəl 1A 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) Example sentencesExamples - In this study, we focused on a group of birds within the family Icteridae termed the grackles and allies.
- The grackles and starlings looked especially handsome; I guess the spectacular weather is an excuse for everyone to wear their finery.
- Central Park is rife with robins, great with grackles, and burgeoning with blue jays.
- If larger birds such as grackles are a problem, choose feeders designed for small birds, such as a thistle tube or hanging globe.
- The common birds included grackles, blackbirds, catbirds, and lots and lots of robins.
- Above, a white stork stands surrounded by boat-tailed grackles in Lion Country Safari, a bird sanctuary in Palm Beach, Florida.
- Even a casual neighborhood search will turn up a surprising variety, including doves, cardinals, bluejays, grackles, a handful of sparrows and at least two or three species guaranteed to make you reach for your field guide.
- I went down towards the creek and found a huge flock of robins, grackles and red-winged blackbirds foraging.
- There are great-tailed grackles everywhere singing into the night - they sound like dolphins in the trees.
- Cracked corn is a favorite of mourning doves, grackles and juncos.
- Instead of our winter visitors that left us for more northern areas, we now have grackles, red-wings and cowbirds.
- If jays, grackles, and other large birds are crowding out smaller birds, switch to a feeder that discriminates, or blocks, them, but not the smaller, more desirable birds.
- Chickadees, cardinals, doves, and robins came and went, and a grackle made a racket in the woods.
- As I was washing the dishes, a grackle landed in the grass outside the kitchen window.
- Well-adapted to urban environments, grackles, crows, ravens, blackbirds, and jays thrive everywhere we do.
2Another 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 grackleis another term for grackle (see mynah) Example sentencesExamples - I heard a distant flock of blackbirds gathering for the night - starlings and grackles, perhaps.
OriginLate 18th century: from modern Latin Gracula, from Latin graculus ‘jackdaw’. |