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1. starling
   [n] - gregarious birds native to the Old World
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2. Starling
   Star'ling noun [ Middle English sterlyng , a dim. of Middle English stare , Anglo-Saxon stær ; akin to Anglo-Saxon stearn , German star , staar , Old High German stara , Icelandic starri , ...
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3. starling
   1. <ornithology> 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...
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4. starling
   noun gregarious birds native to the Old World
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5. Starling
   • (n.) A California fish; the rock trout. • (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...
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6. starling
   any of a number of birds composing most of the family Sturnidae (order Passeriformes), especially Sturnus vulgaris, a 20-centimetre (8-inch) chunky ... [6 related articles]
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7. Starling
   Starling is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `bird` Staerling,Starling The name Starling doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Starling seems to be unique!
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8. Starling
   HMS Starling was a British modified Black Swan Class sloop of 1430 tons displacement launched in 1942. HMS Starling was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 192. She was armed with six 4 inch dual purpose guns and eight 2 pdr anti-aircraft guns.
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9. starling
   starling, any of a group of originally Old World birds that have become distributed worldwide. Starlings were brought to New York in 1890; since then the common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) has spread throughout North America. They often collect in loud, noisy flocks. Starlings destroy some insects, ...
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10. Starling
    The starling (Sturnus) is a genus of British Conirostral birds of the family Sturnidae. They are very social birds, feeding together in the morning and evening on the ground, and roosting together, the whole time keeping up an inane chatter as though talking to one another. The plumage is of a dark ...
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11. Starling
    Type: Term Pronunciation: star′ling Definitions: 1. Ernest H., English physiologist, 1866-1927. See: Starling curve, Starling hypothesis, Starling law, Starling reflex, Frank-Starling curve
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12. starling
    Any member of a large widespread Old World family (Sturnidae) of chunky, dark, generally gregarious birds of the order Passeriformes. The European starling Sturnus vulgaris, common in northern Eurasia, has been naturalized in North America from the late 19th century. The black, speckled plumage is glossed with green and purple. T...
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13. Starling
    `Starlings` are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family `Sturnidae`. The name "Sturnidae" comes from the Latin word for starling, sturnus. Starlings occur naturally in the Old World, from Europe, Asia and Africa, to northern Australia and the islands of the tropical Paci...
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14. Starling
    (architecture) In architecture, a `starling` (or `sterling`) or, more commonly, `cutwater` is a defensive bulwark, usually built with pilings or bricks, surrounding the supports (or piers) of a bridge or similar construction. Starlings are shaped to ease the flow of the water around the bridg...
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15. Starling
    (pigeon) The `Starling` is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Starlings, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the Rock Pigeon (Columba livia).<ref name="Levi">--> References: See also :
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