grackle
noun
any of several long-tailed American birds of the family Icteridae, especially of the genus Quiscalus, having usually iridescent black plumage.
grackles
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pluralof grackle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Postmortem tests of grackles, blackbirds, and other birds found dead on dairy farms detected H5N1, but that didn’t turn the tide.
From Salon ● May 23, 2024
Oddly, the dead birds on infected farms were not waterfowl, the migratory birds that typically spread the avian flu viruses to poultry, but “peridomestic” species such as grackles, blackbirds, and pigeons.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 4, 2024
Next, when the location of the food was swapped, the researchers examined how quickly the grackles relearned where to find it.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024
Even the common birds around here, like the grackles and house sparrows — they’re so fun to watch.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
They had their own words for things, a jargon of obscure origin: for reasons even they had forgotten, they referred to butter as cheese; they called the grackles that perched in the treetops icklebirds.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
