Main Entry:

grack·le

Pronunciation:

\ˈgra-kəl\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

New Latin Gracula, genus name, alteration of Latin graculus jackdaw

Date:

1772

1 : any of a genus (Quiscalus of the family Icteridae) of large American blackbirds having iridescent black plumage 2 : any of various Asian starlings (as the hill mynahs)