Definition of Pastor roseus

1. Noun. Glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian.

Exact synonyms: Pastor Sturnus, Rose-colored Pastor, Rose-colored Starling
Generic synonyms: Starling
Group relationships: Pastor, Subgenus Pastor

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pastor Roseus

Pasteur vaccine
Pasteurella anatipestifer
Pasteurella novicida
Pasteurella pestis
Pasteurella pfaffii
Pasteurella pseudotuberculosis
Pasteurella septicaemiae
Pasteurella tularensis
Pasteurian
Pasteurism
Pastia
Pastia's sign
Pastinaca
Pastinaca sativa
Pasto
Pastor roseus
Pastor sturnus
Patagonia
Patagonian
Patagonian Desert
Patagonian tinamou
Patagonian tinamous
Patagonian weasel
Patagonians
Patavine
Patavium
Patein's albumin
Patel
Patella vulgata

Literary usage of Pastor roseus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1867)
"pastor roseus, Young. (3.) Passer domesticus, and Turdus merula, white varieties. (Specimens exhibited. ... pastor roseus, Temm, the Rose-Coloured Pastor. ..."

2. The Natural History of Ireland by William Thompson, James R. Garrett, George Dickie (1849)
"pastor roseus, Linn, (sp.) Turdus „ „ Has at uncertain intervals, ... A description of the bird follows, proving it to have been the pastor roseus. ..."

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