common grackle
A North American bird species (Quiscalus quiscula). The Japanese name is a direct translation of the English common name.
The common grackle is a bird often seen in North America.
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name; usually written in kana.
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
Compound of 大 (ō, 'large'), 黒 (kuro, 'black'), 椋鳥 (mukudori, 'white-cheeked starling'), and 擬 (modoki, 'pseudo-'), literally 'large black pseudo-starling'. The name describes its appearance relative to the white-cheeked starling.