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Definition of Sturnus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Sturnidae, Sturnidae
Member holonyms: Common Starling, Sturnus Vulgaris, Pastor, Subgenus Pastor
Definition of Sturnus
1. a bird [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sturnus
Literary usage of Sturnus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"Sturnus unicolor belongs to the Mediterranean sub-region, S. caucasicus and S.
... The typical species of the genus is Sturnus vulgaris of Linnaeus, ..."
2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"(l) We can find no sufficient character to enable us to distinguish (1) Add the
Sturnus unicolor of the south of Europe, Tem. Col. 3; Vieill. ..."
3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"(l) We can find no sufficient character to enable us to distinguish (1) Add the
Sturnus unicolor of the south of Europe, Tern. Col. ..."
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