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STARLING
starling
(noun) gregarious birds native to the Old World
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Starling
An English surname from a nickname for a gregarious person.
A male given name from surnames.
Anagrams
• ratlings
Etymology
Noun
starling (plural starlings)
A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.
The common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, which has dark, iridescent plumage.
A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge.
A California fish, the rock trout, Hexagrammos, especially, Hexagrammos decagrammus, the boregat or bodieron.
Anagrams
• ratlings
Source: Wiktionary
Star"ling, n. Etym: [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.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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 also stare, and starred. The pied starling of India is Sternopastor contra.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A California fish; the rock trout.
3. A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also sterling. Rose-colored starling. (Zoöl.) See Pastor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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