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QUISCALUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Grackles

Synonyms:

genus Quiscalus; Quiscalus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Quiscalus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Quiscalus"):

crow blackbird; grackle (long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage)

Holonyms ("Quiscalus" is a member of...):

family Icteridae; Icteridae (American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks)

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