STARLING


Meaning of STARLING in English

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.

[ OE st‘rlinc f. st‘r starling f. Gmc: cf. -LING(1) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.