Qizil Qum
         n 1: a desert in Uzbekistan to the southeast of the Aral Sea
               [syn: {Kyzyl Kum}, {Kizil Kum}, {Qizil Qum}]

English Dictionary: Qizil Qum	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Quiscalus n grackles Synonym(s): Quiscalus, genus Quiscalus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Quiscalus quiscula n eastern United States grackle [syn: purple grackle, Quiscalus quiscula]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tinkling \Tin"kling\, n.       1. A tinkle, or succession of tinkles.                         Drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds. --Gray.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A grackle ({Quiscalus crassirostris}) native of             Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and             rids them of insects.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boat-tail \Boat"-tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A large grackle or blackbird ({Quiscalus major}), found in       the Southern United States.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grackle \Grac"kle\, n. [Cf. L. graculus jackdaw.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) One of several American blackbirds, of the family             {Icterid[91]}; 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crow \Crow\, n. [AS. cr[?]we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D.       kraai, G. kr[?]e; cf. Icel. kr[?]ka crow. So named from its       cry, from AS. cr[?]wan to crow. See {Crow}, v. i. ]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A bird, usually black, of the genus {Corvus},             having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It             has a harsh, croaking note. See {Caw}.          Note: The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is {C.                corone}. The common American crow is {C. Americanus}.                See {Carrion crow}, and Illustr., under {Carrion}.          2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron             used as a lever; a crowbar.                         Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight Unto my                      cell.                                                --Shak.          3. The cry of the cock. See {Crow}, v. i., 1.          4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.          {Carrion crow}. See under {Carrion}.          {Crow blackbird} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird ({Quiscalus             quiscula}); -- called also {purple grackle}.          {Crow pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian cuckoo; the common             coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See             {Coucal}.          {Crow shrike} (Zo[94]l.), 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).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blackbird \Black"bird\ (bl[acr]k"b[etil]rd), n. (Zo[94]l.)       In England, a species of thrush ({Turdus merula}), a singing       bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given       to several birds, as the {Quiscalus versicolor}, or crow       blackbird; the {Agel[91]us ph[d2]niceus}, or red-winged       blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See       {Redwing}.