Starling Definition
stärlĭng
noun
Any of an Old World family (Sturnidae) of dark-colored passerine birds with a short tail, long wings, and a sharp, pointed bill; esp., the common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) with iridescent plumage, introduced into the U.S.
Webster's New World
A protective structure of pilings surrounding a pier of a bridge.
American Heritage
A California fish, the rock trout, Hexagrammus, especially, Hexagrammus decagrammus, the boregatorbodieron.
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pronoun
An English surname from a nickname for a gregarious person.
Wiktionary
A male given name transferred from the surname.
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Other Word Forms of Starling
Noun
Singular:
starling
Plural:
starlingsOrigin of Starling
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Perhaps alteration of Middle English stadelinge from stathel foundation from Old English stathol stā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English from Old English stærlinc stær starling -linc noun suff. –ling1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old English stærlinc, from stær (“starling") + -linc (“dimunitive suffix")
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