| 单词 | starling |
| 释义 | starling 1. n. 1. a small gregarious partly migratory bird, Sturnus vulgaris, with blackish-brown speckled lustrous plumage, chiefly inhabiting cultivated areas. 2. any similar bird of the family Sturnidae. Etymology: OE st{aelig}rlinc f. st{aelig}r starling f. Gmc: cf. -LING(1) 2. n. piles built around or upstream of a bridge or pier to protect it from floating rubbish etc. Etymology: perh. corrupt. of (now dial.) staddling STADDLE |
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