starling
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- noun
- /ˈstɑr.lɪŋ/
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estornino
- Like everything else in the secret lives of starlings, the answer is not simple.
- the superb starling
- the European starling
- the starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
And when you see the flock of birds, the starlings or the school of fish, there's no leader.
- And when you see the flock of birds, the starlings or the school of fish, there's no leader.
- European starlings efficiently stripped the landscape, driving out other birds, the smashed but salvageable front end.
Examples
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The secret and complicated lives of starlings still have a lot to teach us about adapting to uncertainty.
Academic text (2009) -
A noisy flock of starlings is flying from one cherry tree to another.
Academic text (2007) -
It's a group of starlings that is going to together make it from one point to another.
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Did I ever tell you about the starlings when I was a little kid?
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NatureMappers may begin with reports of such common species as crows, starlings, and house sparrows.
Academic text (2001) -
And we went out and sat on a park bench in Central Park... and I looked across the park, and in the distance I saw... leaves blowing in the wind, a bunch of children running... a red ball rolling, a flock of starlings taking off.
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In the darkest hour of winter, when all the starlings had flown away, Gretel Samuelson fell in love.
Fiction book (1997) -
The air is swirling with snowflakes, and the trees, crowded with sheltering starlings, catch all they can.
Fiction book (1994) -
Nearer, over a copse of shiny green oaks, a flock of chattering starlings lifted and milled.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the park, a flock of starlings gathered to feed on the ground.
Synonyms
A common bird with dark shiny feathers that nests near people
A small bird that lives in groups with dark shiny feathers and often nests near buildings
Compounds
A small bird that lives in groups with dark shiny feathers and often nests near buildings
How Mimicking
Surface Forms
Etymology
Starling comes from an old English name stær for the bird, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of its shiny, 'star'-like spots and the way big flocks make starry patterns in the sky. That's why starling names this small, social songbird known for glossy feathers and loud, mimicking calls.