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boat-tailed grackle
[ boht-teyld ]
/ ËboÊtËteÉȘld /
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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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Origin of boat-tailed grackle
An Americanism dating back to 1830â40
Words nearby boat-tailed grackle
boatswain, boatswain bird, boatswain's chair, boatswain's pipe, boat tail, boat-tailed grackle, boat train, boatwright, boatyard, Boa Vista, Boaz
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