Starling
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈstɑːlɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Starling is a noun meaning A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.
Meaning
A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.
More Meanings
- A fish, rock trout (Hexagrammos spp.), of the North Pacific, especially, Hexagrammos decagrammus, found in US waters.
- One of the piles used in forming such a breakwater.
- (construction) An enclosure like a coffer-dam, formed of piles driven closely together before any structure or work, as a protection against the wash of waves, commonly used to protect the piers of a bridge.
Word Forms
- starlings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sterling, sturnid, starn, sparrow, myna, sternid.
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