STARLING


Meaning of STARLING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstär-liŋ ]

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

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