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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRACKLE

From New Latin Grācula, from Latin grāculus jackdaw.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRACKLE

grackle  [ˈɡrækəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRACKLE

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Grackle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRACKLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

grackle

Grackle

Grackle is the common name of any of eleven passerine birds native to North and South America. They belong to various genera in the icterid family. In all the species with this name, adult males have black or mostly black plumage. ▪ Genus Quiscalus ▪ Boat-tailed grackle, Quiscalus major ▪ Common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula ▪ Great-tailed grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus ▪ Slender-billed grackle, Quiscalus palustris – extinct ▪ Nicaraguan grackle, Quiscalus nicaraguensis ▪ Greater Antillean grackle, Quiscalus niger ▪ Carib grackle, Quiscalus lugubris ▪ Genus Hypopyrrhus ▪ Red-bellied grackle, Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster ▪ Genus Lampropsar ▪ Velvet-fronted grackle, Lampropsar tanagrinus ▪ Genus Macroagelaius ▪ Golden-tufted grackle, Macroagelaius imthurni ▪ Mountain grackle, Macroagelaius subalaris Some members of the starling family have historically been called grackles. Tristram's starling is sometimes known as "Tristram's grackle", and the hill mynas in the genus Gracula have also been called grackles.

Definition of grackle in the English dictionary

The definition of grackle in the dictionary is Also called: crow blackbird. any American songbird of the genera Quiscalus and Cassidix, having a dark iridescent plumage: family Icteridae. Other definition of grackle is any of various starlings of the genus Gracula, such as G. religiosa.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRACKLE


Acol
ˈækəl
aphrodisiacal
ˌæfrəˈdɪzɪækəl
cackle
ˈkækəl
crackle
ˈkrækəl
hackle
ˈhækəl
hamshackle
ˈhæmʃækəl
hibernacle
ˈhaɪbəˌnækəl
mackle
ˈmækəl
macle
ˈmækəl
rackle
ˈrækəl
ramshackle
ˈræmˌʃækəl
ranshackle
ˈrænˌʃækəl
retackle
ˌriːˈtækəl
shackle
ˈʃækəl
spackle
ˈspækəl
sprackle
ˈsprækəl
tabernacle
ˈtæbəˌnækəl
tackle
ˈtækəl
unshackle
ʌnˈʃækəl
untackle
ʌnˈtækəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRACKLE

grace note
grace period
grace-and-favour
graceful
gracefully
gracefulness
graceless
gracelessly
gracelessness
Graces
gracile
gracileness
gracilis
gracility
graciosity
gracioso
gracious
graciously
graciousness
grad

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRACKLE

block and tackle
buckle
chuckle
cut the cackle
deckle
dill pickle
double tackle
fickle
fishing tackle
freckle
honeysuckle
ickle
Indian grackle
knuckle
pickle
rugby tackle
sickle
speckle
tickle
trickle

Synonyms and antonyms of grackle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grackle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRACKLE

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The translations of grackle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grackle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鹩哥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grackle
570 millions of speakers

English

grackle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

grackle
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

السوادية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Grackle
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grackle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দয়া
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Translator English - French

quiscale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keanggunan
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Translator English - German

grackle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クロムクドリモドキ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

grackle
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apik banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

grackle
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நன்னடத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कृपा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

merhametlilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grackle
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Translator English - Polish

grackle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Grackle
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grackle
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Translator English - Greek

Grackle
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Translator English - Afrikaans

grackle
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Translator English - Swedish

grackle
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

grackle
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Trends of use of grackle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRACKLE»

The term «grackle» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.403 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRACKLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grackle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRACKLE»

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Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World
Slender-. billed. Grackle. (Quiscalus palustris) ESA: Endangered IUCN: Extinct Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae Subfamily: Icterinae Length: Male, 14 in. (35.6 cm); female, m in. (29.2 cm) Weight: Unknown Clutch size: ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2001
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The Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula The Common Grackle is one of the most common birds over much of New- York — only six other species were found in more blocks. It is, however, rather uncommon at high elevations and is locally ...
Robert F. Andrle, Janet R. Carroll, 1988
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The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta
COGK Status: The Common Grackle is Canada's largest blackbird of regular occurrence (Godfrey 1986). Its status in Alberta has not been fully determined, but it appears to be common in the Parkland and southern Boreal Forest regions.
Glen Peter Semenchuk, 1992
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The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas
A large icterid, the Great-tailed Grackle is a recent arrival from the Southwest, reaching Iowa in 1983. As its name implies, the most striking feature of this bird is a very large tail, which readily distinguishes it from the abundant Common Grackle.
Laura Spess Jackson, Carol A. Thompson, James J. Dinsmore, 1996
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Vampire Sovereign: Initiation
“I locked the door, Reverend Smith,” said the Grackle Bird, now human in form. “ Who are you?” asked Smith in quiet shock. “I am from “I.V.”. I would like to invite you to enter our brotherhood. Your secret will be protected. If you don't join us, you ...
C.A. Krueger
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Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion
birds may be found in close proximity to Redwinged Blackbird, Common Grackle, and, in coastal Texas and Louisiana, Great-tailed Grackle. MOVEMENT/ MIGRATION: Some northern birds mi— grate in October, returning in March, but for the ...
Pete Dunne, 2006
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula L 121/2" (32 cm) Long, keel-shaped tail; pale yellow eyes. Plumage appears all- black at a distance. In good light, males show glossy purplish blue head, neck, and breast. Widespread race versicolor ...
Jon Lloyd Dunn, Jonathan K. Alderfer, 2006
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Ecology and Management of Cowbirds and Their Hosts: Studies ...
Due to the asynchrony of cowbird and grackle breeding seasons (Peer and Bollinger 1997a), we used House Sparrow eggs (Passer domesticus) instead of cowbird eggs in most experiments (see Rothstein 1977). Real cowbird eggs were  ...
Smith, James Neil Munro
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Birds of Mississippi
These two blackbirds should not be confused with the larger Common Grackle, which has a long, rounded, keel-shaped tail that is broad at the end. In good light the grackle has much brighter iridescence on the head and body. The call note of  ...
William H. Turcotte, David L. Watts, 1999
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The Birds of British Columbia: Wood-warblers through old ...
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus) COGR RANGE: Breeds from northeastern British Columbia, southcentral Mackenzie, northern Alberta, northwestern and central Saskatchewan, central and northeastern Manitoba, central ...
Wayne Campbell, Neil K. Dawe, Ian McTaggart-Cowan, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRACKLE»

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Outdoor groups plan trips this month, and public can tag along
... great-tailed grackle, plover, rails, yellowlegs, sandpipers, dowitchers, returning waterfowl and some unexpected migrants. The walk is under ... «Chico Enterprise-Record, Jul 15»
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Outdoor groups plant trips this month, and public can tag along
... great-tailed grackle, plover, rails, yellowlegs, sandpipers, dowitchers, returning waterfowl and some unexpected migrants. The walk is under ... «Oroville Mercury Register, Jul 15»
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Alexandria and Arlington Animal Watch
Animal control found a fledgling grackle that was apparently overheated. An officer placed the bird under a bush so its parents, which were ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Sutherland Reservoir's toxic algae prompts a health alert
0004 A grackle jumps along a green-tinged part of the north shore at Sutherland Reservoir. The lake was put on a health alert for three weeks ... «North Platte Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Jamaica's First World Heritage Listing
The Jamaican Blackbird is often confused with other much more common black birds in Jamaica such as the Greater Antillean Grackle or Cling ... «CounterCurrents.org, Jul 15»
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Bird Brained Trouble: Experts Struggle to Measure What's Under the …
(Photo : Sonia Fernandez) Christin Palmstrom measures a grackle skull with calipers. This was what the pair were hoping for - a revelation that ... «Nature World News, Jul 15»
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Nature Watch: Counts indicate we are losing our bird population
... European starling, American crow, song sparrow, red-eyed vireo, mourning dove, common grackle, common yellowthroat and ring-billed gull. «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
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WINGING IT: One good tern deserves another
Woodsom Farm, Amesbury: Northern Flicker, Common Grackle, Red-winged Blackbird, European Starling, American Robin, Black-capped ... «Wicked Local Essex, Jul 15»
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Chris Cubas Headlines Cap City on July 4th! And July 1st and 2nd …
We were so fucking lazy on that show! We would meet like an hour before it started, every Monday, drink at The Grackle, and come up with, like, ... «Austin Chronicle, Jun 15»
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Angry mockingbirds are targeting Texas residents in dive-bomb …
Barn Swallows and Great-tailed Grackle harems will also swoop and "holler" when humans get too close to their nests, he said. «New York Daily News, Jun 15»

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