starling
See also: Starling
English
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a common starling
Etymology
From Middle English starling, sterling, sterlinge, from Old English stærling, from stær (“starling”) + -ling (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Middle Dutch sterlinck (“starling”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstɑɹlɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɑːlɪŋ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lɪŋ
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.
Derived terms
- common starling, European starling
- rosy starling
- spotless starling
Translations
bird
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pilings
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Further reading
Starling (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
starling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sturnidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hexagrammos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sturnidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Hexagrammos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
- ratlings