starling

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'starling', 'Starling': /ˈstɑːlɪŋ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstɑrlɪŋ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stär′ling)

star•ling¹ /ˈstɑrlɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

star•ling¹ (stär′ling),USA pronunciation n.

Birdsa chunky, medium-sized European passerine bird, Sturnus vulgaris, of iridescent black plumage with seasonal speckles, that nests in colonies: introduced into North America.
Birdsany of various similar Old World birds of the family Sturnidae.

bef. 1050; Middle English; Old English stærling, equivalent. to stær starling (cognate with Old High German stara, Old Norse stari) + -ling -ling¹; akin to Old English stearn kind of bird, Latin sturnus starling

star•ling² (stär′ling),USA pronunciation n.

Civil Engineeringa pointed cluster of pilings for protecting a bridge pier from drifting ice, debris, etc.

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starling /ˈstɑːlɪŋ/ n

any gregarious passerine songbird of the Old World family Sturnidae, esp Sturnus vulgaris, which has a blackish plumage and a short tail

Etymology: Old English stærlinc, from stær starling (related to Icelandic stari) + -line -ling¹

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Starling /ˈstɑːlɪŋ/ n

Ernest Henry. 1866–1927, British physiologist, who contributed greatly to the understanding of many bodily functions and with William Bayliss (1860–1924) discovered the hormone secretin (1902)

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