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Quiscalus
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Translingual
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Etymology
mul la-new -, probably from mul la-med quiscula a quail (also other spellings)
Proper noun
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genus family Icteridae six of the ten species called grackles, of the New World
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus boat-tailed grackle, Quiscalus major species; common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula species; great-tailed grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus species; slender-billed grackle, †Quiscalus palustris species - extinct (1910); Nicaraguan grackle, Quiscalus nicaraguensis species; greater Antillean grackle, Quiscalus niger species; Carib grackle, Quiscalus lugubris species
Coordinate terms
genus golden-tufted grackle (Macroagelaius imthurni species), mountain grackle (Macroagelaius genus spp.); red-bellied grackle (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster species); velvet-fronted grackle (Lampropsar tanagrinus species) - other species called grackles
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