starling
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English stærlinc, from stær (“starling”) + -linc (“dimunitive suffix”)
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
starling (plural starlings)
- A gregarious passerine bird, of the family Sturnidae, having dark, iridescent plumage
- A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge
[edit] Translations
bird