STURNUS VULGARIS

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Meaning:

Gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide

Synonyms:

common starling; Sturnus vulgaris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Sturnus vulgaris" is a kind of...):

starling (gregarious birds native to the Old World)

Holonyms ("Sturnus vulgaris" is a member of...):

genus Sturnus; Sturnus (type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings)

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