1. Long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage
   "A flock of grackles descended on the cornfield";
   - crow blackbird
    
2. Glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech
   "The Indian grackle perfectly imitated human voices";
   - hill myna, Indian grackle, Gracula religiosa

Derived forms: grackles

Type of: blackbird, mina [non-standard], myna, myna bird, mynah, mynah bird, New World blackbird

Part of: genus Quiscalus, Quiscalus

Encyclopedia: Grackle