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QUISCALUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Quiscalus mean?
• QUISCALUS (noun)
The noun QUISCALUS has 1 sense:
1. grackles
Familiarity information: QUISCALUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Grackles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Quiscalus; Quiscalus
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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