genus Quiscalus

genus Quiscalus
noun
grackles
Syn: ↑Quiscalus
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Icteridae, ↑family Icteridae
Member Meronyms: ↑grackle, ↑crow blackbird

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  • Quiscalus — Taxobox name = Quiscalus image width = 220px image caption = Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Icteridae genus = Quiscalus genus authority = Vieillot, 1816… …   Wikipedia

  • Quiscalus — noun grackles • Syn: ↑genus Quiscalus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Icteridae, ↑family Icteridae • Member Meronyms: ↑grackle …   Useful english dictionary

  • Quiscalus quiscula — Grackle Grac kle, n. [Cf. L. graculus jackdaw.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) One of several American blackbirds, of the family {Icterid[ae]}; as, the rusty grackle ({Scolecophagus Carolinus}); the boat tailed grackle (see Boat tail); the purple grackle… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quiscalus quiscula — Crow Crow, n. [AS. cr[=a]we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D. kraai, G. kr[aum]he; cf. Icel. kr[=a]ka crow. So named from its cry, from AS. cr[=a]wan to crow. See {Crow}, v. i. ] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird, usually black, of the genus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen …   Useful english dictionary

  • Grackle — A Grackle is a gregarious, passerine bird native to North and South America. Each of the 11 species of grackle belongs to the Icterid family. The species are:* Genus Quiscalus ** Boat tailed Grackle, Quiscalus major ** Common Grackle, Quiscalus… …   Wikipedia

  • Great-tailed Grackle — Conservation status Lea …   Wikipedia

  • Nicaraguan Grackle — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kin …   Wikipedia

  • grackle — /grak euhl/, n. 1. any of several long tailed American birds of the family Icteridae, esp. of the genus Quiscalus, having usually iridescent black plumage. 2. any of several Old World birds of the family Sturnidae, esp. certain mynas. [1765 75; …   Universalium

  • crow blackbird — noun long tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage • Syn: ↑grackle • Hypernyms: ↑New World blackbird, ↑blackbird • Hyponyms: ↑purple grackle, ↑Quiscalus quiscula …   Useful english dictionary

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