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Definition of Starling

1. Noun. Gregarious birds native to the Old World.

Definition of Starling

1. n. Any passerine bird belonging to Sturnus and allied genera. The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also stare, and starred. The pied starling of India is Sternopastor contra.

Definition of Starling

1. Proper noun. (surname A=An English from=Middle English dot=) from a nickname for a gregarious person. ¹

2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name) transferred from the surname. ¹

3. Noun. A gregarious passerine bird, of the family ''Sturnidae'', having dark, iridescent plumage ¹

4. Noun. A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Starling

1. a European bird [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Starling

Literary usage of Starling

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

1. Transactions of the Annual Meeting by Ohio State Medical Society (1887)
"Starling Medical College Columbus, . . Starling Medical College Columbus,. ... Starling Medical College Millville Starling Medical College Jersey, . ..."

2. School Reading by Grades: First[-eighth] Year by James Baldwin (1897)
"This barber was very fond of talking; and when there were no customers in his shop, he amused himself by talking to <his starling. 2. ..."

3. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers (1847)
"[Tlie Starling— Captivity.] [From the ' Sentimental Journey. ... No,' said the starling, ' I can't get out ; I can't get out,' said the starling. ..."

4. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers (1849)
"[The Starling—Captivity.] [From the ' Sentimental Journey. ... No,' said the starling, ' I can't get out ; I can't get out,' said the starling. ..."

5. The Birds of Jamaica: Being a History of the Bird, Its Structure, and Habits by Philip Henry Gosse, Alfred Edmund Brehm, Richard Hill (1874)
"THE Starling (Sturnus vulgar is). " High on the topmost branches of the clui ... It is our friend the Starling, the philosopher of the feathered tribe,' the ..."

6. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1862)
"The best known species is the common starling (<?. rnl- gara, Linn.), about 8 inches long, of a black color, with purple and greenish reflections, ..."

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