starling

star·ling ¹  (stärlng)

n.

Any of various Old World passerine birds of the family Sturnidae, characteristically having a short tail, pointed wings, and dark, often iridescent plumage, especially Sturnus vulgaris, widely naturalized in North America.

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[Middle English, from Old English stærlinc : stær, starling + -linc, noun suff.; see -ling¹.]

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star·ling ²  (stärlng)

n.

A protective structure of pilings surrounding a pier of a bridge.

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[Perhaps alteration of Middle English stadelinge, from stathel, foundation, from Old English stathol; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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Starling [ˈstɑːlɪŋ]

n

(Biographies / Starling, Ernest Henry (1866-1927) M, British, SCIENCE: physiologist) Ernest Henry. 1866-1927, British physiologist, who contributed greatly to the understanding of many bodily functions and with William Bayliss (1860-1924) discovered the hormone secretin (1902)

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starling¹

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any gregarious passerine songbird of the Old World family Sturnidae, esp Sturnus vulgaris, which has a blackish plumage and a short tail

[Old English stærlinc, from stær starling (related to Icelandic stari) + -line -ling¹]

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starling²

n

(Engineering / Civil Engineering) an arrangement of piles that surround a pier of a bridge to protect it from debris, etc.

[probably changed from staddling, from staddle]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

starling - gregarious birds native to the Old World oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus family Sturnidae, Sturnidae - Old World starlings common starling, Sturnus vulgaris - gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide Pastor roseus, Pastor sturnus, rose-colored pastor, rose-colored starling - glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian mina, minah, myna, myna bird, mynah, mynah bird - tropical Asian starlings

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starling noun

Related words
collective noun murmuration

Translations

starling [ˈstɑːlɪŋ] N → estornino m

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starling [ˈstɑː^rlɪŋ] n (= bird) → étourneau m

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starling

n → Star m

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starling [ˈstɑːlɪŋ] n → storno

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starling [ˈstɑːlɪŋ] n → storno

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starling

n starling [ˈstaːliŋ]

a type of small bird with glossy dark feathers. spreeu زُرْزور: جِنْس من الطُّيور скорец špaček stær der Star ψαρόνι kuldnokk سار kottarainen étourneau זָרזִיר तेलियर čvorak seregély burung jalak stari, starri storno むくどり 찌르레기 varnėnas mājas strazds burung jalak spreeuw stær szpak estorninho graur скворец škorec škorec čvorak stare นกเล็กชนิดหนึ่ง sığırcık (kuşu) 歐掠鳥 шпак مینا chim sáo đá 欧椋鸟，八哥