'Quiscalus quiscula' definitions:

Definition of 'Quiscalus quiscula'

noun

Eastern United States grackle [syn: purple grackle, Quiscalus quiscula]

From: GCIDE

Crow \Crow\, n. [AS. cr[=a]we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D. kraai, G. kr[aum]he; cf. Icel. kr[=a]ka crow. So named from its cry, from AS. cr[=a]wan to crow. See Crow, v. i. ] [1913 Webster]
1. (Zool.) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw. [1913 Webster]
Note: The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is {Corvus corone}. The common American crow is {Corvus Americanus}. See Carrion crow, and Illustr., under Carrion. [1913 Webster]
2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar. [1913 Webster]
Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight Unto my cell. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1. [1913 Webster]
4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers. [1913 Webster]
Carrion crow. See under Carrion.
Crow blackbird (Zool.), an American bird ({Quiscalus quiscula}); -- called also purple grackle.
Crow pheasant (Zool.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal.
Crow shrike (Zool.), any bird of the genera Gymnorhina, Craticus, or Strepera, mostly from Australia.
Red-legged crow. See Crough.
As the crow flies, in a direct line.
To pick a crow, To pluck a crow, to state and adjust a difference or grievance (with any one). [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Grackle \Grac"kle\, n. [Cf. L. graculus jackdaw.] (Zool.) (a) One of several American blackbirds, of the family Icterid[ae]; as, the rusty grackle ({Scolecophagus Carolinus}); the boat-tailed grackle (see Boat-tail); the purple grackle (Quiscalus quiscula, or {Q. versicolor}). See Crow blackbird, under Crow. (b) An Asiatic bird of the genus Gracula. See Myna. [1913 Webster]