n.
Pronunciation: ' stär-li ŋ
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stærlinc, from stær starling + -ling, -linc -ling; akin to Old High German stara starling, Latin sturnus
Date: before 12th century
: any of a family (Sturnidae, especially genus Sturnus ) of usually dark gregarious oscine birds especially : a dark brown or in summer glossy greenish-black European bird ( S. vulgaris ) naturalized nearly worldwide and often considered a pest