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starling
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun starling has 1 sense
- starling(n = noun.animal) Array - gregarious birds native to the Old World; Array is a kind of oscine, oscine bird
is a member of family sturnidae, sturnidae
has particulars: common starling, sturnus vulgaris, pastor roseus, pastor sturnus, rose-colored pastor, rose-colored starling, mina, minah, myna, myna bird, mynah, mynah bird
CIDE DICTIONARY
starling, n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. stær; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. stær, L. sturnus. Cf. Stare a starling.].
- Any passerine bird belonging to
Sturnus and allied genera. The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris ) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called alsostare , andstarred . The pied starling of India isSternopastor contra . [1913 Webster] - A California fish; the rock trout. [1913 Webster]
- A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also
sterling . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
starling, n.
1 a small gregarious partly migratory bird, Sturnus vulgaris, with blackish-brown speckled lustrous plumage, chiefly inhabiting cultivated areas.
2 any similar bird of the family Sturnidae.
1 a small gregarious partly migratory bird, Sturnus vulgaris, with blackish-brown speckled lustrous plumage, chiefly inhabiting cultivated areas.
2 any similar bird of the family Sturnidae.
starling, n. piles built around or upstream of a bridge or pier to protect it from floating rubbish etc.
Etymology
perh. corrupt. of (now dial.) staddling STADDLE
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