starling
starling1
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starling2
noun
noun
- a gregarious Old World songbird with a straight bill, typically with dark lustrous or iridescent plumage but sometimes brightly coloured
椋鸟；紫翅椋鸟 - Family Sturnidae (the starling family): many genera and numerous species, in particular the speckled common or European starling (Sturnus vulgaris), widely introduced elsewhere. The starling family also includes the mynahs, grackles, and (usually) the oxpeckers
椋鸟科（椋鸟科）：多属，数种，尤指广泛分布于其他地方的有斑点的普通（或欧洲）椋鸟（拉丁名Sturnus vulgaris）。椋鸟科也包括八哥、鹩哥以及（通常）牛椋鸟
- Old English starlinc, from star 'starling' (of Germanic origin) + -ling
starling2
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- a wooden pile erected with others around or just upstream of a bridge or pier to protect it from the current or floating objects
（保护桥墩的）分水桩，杀水桩
- late 17th cent.: perhaps a corruption of dialect staddling 'staddle'
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