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starling
star·ling 1 S0711200 (stär′lĭng)n. Any of various passerine birds of the family Sturnidae, native to the Eastern Hemisphere and characteristically having a short tail, pointed wings, and dark, often iridescent plumage, especially Sturnus vulgaris, widely naturalized worldwide.
[Middle English, from Old English stærlinc : stær, starling + -linc, noun suff.; see -ling1.]
star·ling 2 S0711200 (stär′lĭng)n. A protective structure of pilings surrounding a pier of a bridge.
[Perhaps alteration of Middle English stadelinge, from stathel, foundation, from Old English stathol; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]starling (ˈstɑːlɪŋ) n (Animals) any gregarious passerine songbird of the Old World family Sturnidae, esp Sturnus vulgaris, which has a blackish plumage and a short tail[Old English stærlinc, from stær starling (related to Icelandic stari) + -line -ling1]
starling (ˈstɑːlɪŋ) n (Civil Engineering) an arrangement of piles that surround a pier of a bridge to protect it from debris, etc[C17: probably changed from staddling, from staddle]
Starling (ˈstɑːlɪŋ) n (Biography) Ernest Henry. 1866–1927, British physiologist, who contributed greatly to the understanding of many bodily functions and with William Bayliss (1860–1924) discovered the hormone secretin (1902)star•ling (ˈstɑr lɪŋ)
n. 1. a stocky, medium-sized Eurasian songbird, Sturnus vulgaris, of the family Sturnidae, with iridescent black plumage, seasonally speckled: now established in North America, Australasia, and other parts of the world. 2. any of numerous Old World songbirds of the same family. [before 1050; Middle English; Old English stærling=stær starling (c. Old High German stara, Old Norse stari) + -ling -ling1] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | starling - gregarious birds native to the Old Worldoscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatusfamily Sturnidae, Sturnidae - Old World starlingscommon starling, Sturnus vulgaris - gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwidePastor roseus, Pastor sturnus, rose-colored pastor, rose-colored starling - glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asianmina, minah, myna, myna bird, mynah, mynah bird - tropical Asian starlings |
starling nounRelated words
collective noun murmurationTranslationsstarling (ˈstaːliŋ) noun a type of small bird with glossy dark feathers. 歐椋鳥 欧椋鸟，八哥 starling
starling, any of a group of originally Old World birds that have become distributed worldwide. Starlings were released in New York City in 1890; since then the common, or European, starling (Sturnus vulgaris) has spread throughout North America. They often collect in loud, noisy flocks. Starlings destroy some insects, but they are generally considered a nuisance and an agricultural pest because they drive away smaller, desirable birds and damage fruit trees and other crops. They have iridescent, blackish plumage and a long bill which is yellow in spring and summer. They mimic bird songs and other sounds. Starlings are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Passeriformes, family Sturnidae.starling[′stär·liŋ] (civil engineering) A protective enclosure around the pier of a bridge that consists of piles driven close together and is often filled with gravel or stone to protect the pier by serving as a break to water, ice, or drift. starling1 any gregarious passerine songbird of the Old World family Sturnidae, esp Sturnus vulgaris, which has a blackish plumage and a short tail
starling2 an arrangement of piles that surround a pier of a bridge to protect it from debris, etc. Starling
Star·ling (star'ling), Ernest H., English physiologist, 1866-1927. See: Starling curve, Starling hypothesis, Starling law, Starling reflex, Frank-Starling curve. starling
Related to starling: sterling, Starling lawWords related to starlingnoun gregarious birds native to the Old WorldRelated Words- oscine
- oscine bird
- family Sturnidae
- Sturnidae
- common starling
- Sturnus vulgaris
- Pastor roseus
- Pastor sturnus
- rose-colored pastor
- rose-colored starling
- mina
- minah
- myna
- myna bird
- mynah
- mynah bird
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