Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - starling
Starling
starling
1. n. 1 a small gregarious partly migratory bird, Sturnus vulgaris, with blackish-brown speckled lustrous plumage, chiefly inhabiting cultivated areas. 2 any similar bird of the family Sturnidae. Etymology: OE st{aelig}rlinc f. st{aelig}r starling f. Gmc: cf. -LING(1) 2. n. piles built around or upstream of a bridge or pier to protect it from floating rubbish etc. Etymology: perh. corrupt. of (now dial.) staddling STADDLE
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stærlinc, from stær ~ + -ling, -linc -ling; akin to Old High German stara ~, Latin sturnus Date: before 12th century any of a family (Sturnidae, especially genus Sturnus) of usually dark gregarious oscine birds ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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