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STARLING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gregarious birds native to the Old World
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("starling" is a kind of...):
oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "starling"):
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)
Holonyms ("starling" is a member of...):
family Sturnidae; Sturnidae (Old World starlings)
