grackle

grackle
noun
  1. 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
  2. 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)
  3. 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)
  4. 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
  1. late 18th cent.: from modern Latin Gracula, from Latin graculus 'jackdaw'
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