starling

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[edit] English

A starling.

[edit] Etymology

From Old English stærlinc, from stær (starling) + -linc (dimunitive suffix)

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[edit] Noun

starling (plural starlings)

  1. A gregarious passerine bird, of the family Sturnidae, having dark, iridescent plumage
  2. A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge

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