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grackles

grackles is the plural of grackle.

Meaning of grackle

Noun

grackle (plural grackles)

  1. Any of several passerine birds of the genera Quiscalus, Hypopyrrhus, Lampropsar and Macroagelaius, of the Americas, having iridescent plumage.
    • Outside, a gang of grackles combed the landscaped lawn like a homicide squad dragging a field for evidence.1995, Richard Powers, Galatea 2.2, Vintage (2019), page 164
  2. (broadly) Any of several Asian myna birds of the genus Gracula.

Phrases with grackles

Questions about grackles

What is grackles the plural of?
Grackles is the plural of grackle.

Words near grackles in the dictionary

  1. Gracis
  2. gracism
  3. gracist
  4. gracists
  5. grackle
  6. grackles
  7. Gracy
  8. Gracys
  9. Graczyk
  10. Graczyks
  11. grad

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