[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

purple \pur"ple\, a.
   1. exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much
      esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or
      red and blue color; as, a purple robe.
      1913 webster

   2. imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been
      an emblem of imperial authority.
      1913 webster

            hide in the dust thy purple pride.    --shelley.
      1913 webster

   3. blood-red; bloody.
      1913 webster

            may such purple tears be alway shed.  --shak.
      1913 webster

            i view a field of blood,
            and tiber rolling with a purple blood. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   purple bird zool., the european purple gallinule. see
      under gallinule.

   purple copper ore. min. see bornite.

   purple grackle zool., the crow blackbird. see under
      crow.

   purple martin. see under martin.

   purple sandpiper. see under sandpiper.

   purple shell. see ianthina.
      1913 webster
see also:
purple bird gallinule purple copper ore bornite purple grackle crow 
purple martin martin purple sandpiper sandpiper purple shell 
ianthina 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

crow \crow\, n. as. cr=awe a crow in sense 1; akin to d.
   kraai, g. kraumhe; cf. icel. kr=aka crow. so named from
   its cry, from as. cr=awan 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
see also:
crow corvus caw corvus corone corvus americanus carrion crow 
carrion crow blackbird quiscalus quiscula purple grackle crow pheasant 
coucal crow shrike gymnorhina craticus strepera 
red-legged crow crough as the crow flies to pick a crow to pluck a crow 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

purple grackle
     n : eastern united states grackle syn: quiscalus quiscula
see also:
quiscalus quiscula 

Grackle >> G Words
Grackle, definition of term: Grackle
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Purple >> P Words
Purple, definition of term: Purple
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Purple Martin >> P Words
Purple Martin, definition of term: Purple Martin
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Purple Finch >> P Words
Purple Finch, definition of term: Purple Finch
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Purple Heart >> P Words
Purple Heart, definition of term: Purple Heart
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