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grackle

/ˈɡɹækəl/

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noun

紫金鸟，鹩哥。

Any of several American blackbirds of the genus Quiscalus, and related genera, having iridescent plumage.

Examples :

"A grackle, with its shiny, purple-blue feathers, sat on the bird feeder, scaring away the smaller sparrows. "

一只紫金鸟停在喂鸟器上，它有着闪亮的紫蓝色羽毛，把那些小麻雀都吓跑了。

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八哥，亚洲椋鸟

(formerly) Any of several Asian myna birds of the genus Gracula.

Examples :

""In old birdwatching books, the hill myna was sometimes referred to as a grackle." "

在早期的观鸟书籍中，人们有时会把鹩哥称作八哥。