purple grackle

noun

the eastern subspecies of the common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula, of North America, having an iridescent purple back.

Origin of purple grackle

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Words nearby purple grackle

purple chokeberry, purple emperor, purple finch, purple foxglove, purple gallinule, purple grackle, purple granadilla, purple heart, purple heron, purple loosestrife, purple martin