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Definition of Starling

Starling
Starling Star"ling, n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. st[ae]r; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. st[ae]r, L. sturnus. Cf. Stare a starling.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) 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 starred. The pied starling of India is Sternopastor contra. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A California fish; the rock trout. 3. A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also sterling. Rose-colored starling. (Zo["o]l.) See Pastor.

Meaning of Starling from wikipedia

- Starlings are small to medium-sized p****erine (perching) birds known for the often dark, glossy iridescent sheen of their plummage; their complex vocalizations...
- The common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as simply as the starling in Great Britain and Ireland, and as European starling in North America, is...
- Look up Starling or starling in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Starling is a family of birds. The common starling is also colloquially referred to simply...
- The Starling is a 2021 American comedy drama film directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Matt Harris. The film stars Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd...
- Clarice M. Starling is a fictional character and protagonist of the novels The Silence of the Lambs (1988) and Hannibal (1999) by Thomas Harris. In the...
- Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Starling after the starling: HMS Starling (1801) was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1801 and wrecked...
- Starling Bank (/ˈstɑːrlɪŋ/) is a British bank, occasionally referred to as a digital challenger bank or neobank, providing current and business bank accounts...
- adapted from Thomas Harris's 1988 novel. It stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee who is hunting a serial killer named "Buffalo Bill"...
- books are Jim Starling (1958) Jim Starling and the Agency (1958) Jim Starling and the Colonel (1960) Jim Starling's Holiday (1960) Jim Starling Takes Over...
- The Frank–Starling law of the heart (also known as Starling's law and the Frank–Starling mechanism) represents the relationship between stroke volume and...