grackle

noun

• 1a songbird of the American blackbird family, the male of which has shiny black plumage with a blue-green sheen.

  • Several genera and species, family Icteridae, in particular the common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)

• 2another term for an Asian mynah or starling, with mainly black plumage.

  • Gracula and other genera, family Sturnidae; southern grackle is another term for grackle (see mynah)