boat-tailed grackle

[ boht-teyld ]

/ ˈboʊtˌteɪld /

noun

a large grackle, Quiscalus major, of the southeastern U.S., that folds its tail into a shape resembling the keel of a boat.

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Nearby words

boat people, boat race, boat shoe, boat tail, boat train, boat-tailed grackle, boatage, boatbill, boatbuilder, boatel, boater

Origin of boat-tailed grackle

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

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