n. 1. Any of several blackbirds of the family Icteridae found throughout the Americas, especially those of the genus Quiscalus, having iridescent blackish plumage. 2. Any of several Asian mynas of the genus Gracula. [New Latin Grācula, genus name, from Latin grāculus, jackdaw; see gerə-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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