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grakle

grakle is the archaic form 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.

Forms of grakle

pluralgrakles

Questions about grakle

What is grakle the archaic form of?
Grakle is the archaic form of grackle.

Words near grakle in the dictionary

  1. Grajales
  2. Grajaleses
  3. Grajduri
  4. Grajeda
  5. Grajedas
  6. grakle
  7. grakles
  8. graks
  9. Graley
  10. Graleys
  11. Grall

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