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starling
star·ling / ˈstärling/ • n. a gregarious Old World songbird (Sturnus and other genera) with a straight bill, typically with dark lustrous or iridescent plumage but sometimes brightly colored. The starling family also includes the mynahs, grackles, and (usually) the oxpeckers. star·ling2 • n. a wooden pile erected with others around or just upstream of a bridge or pier to protect it from the current or floating objects. |
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"starling." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "starling." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-starling005.html "starling." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-starling005.html |
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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, but they are generally considered a nuisance since they drive away smaller, desirable birds. They have iridescent, blackish plumage and a long bill which is yellow in spring and summer. They mimic bird songs and other sounds. Starlings are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Passeriformes, family Sturnidae. |
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"starling." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "starling." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-starling.html "starling." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-starling.html |
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starling Any of several species of small, aggressive birds found throughout the world. The common Eurasian starling, Sturnus vulgaris, is mottled black and brown. It feeds on the ground on insects and fruit, often damaging crops. Length: to 36cm (14in). Family Sturnidae.
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"starling." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "starling." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-starling.html "starling." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-starling.html |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "starling." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "starling." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-starling.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "starling." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-starling.html |
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starling Late OE. stærlinc, f. stær starling, corr. to MLG. star, OHG. star m., stara fem. (G. sta(h)r), ON. stari :- Gmc. *staraz, -ōn, -an-, rel. to L. sturnus; see -LING1.
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T. F. HOAD. "starling." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "starling." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-starling.html T. F. HOAD. "starling." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-starling.html |
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starlings See STURNIDAE.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "starlings." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "starlings." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-starlings.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "starlings." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-starlings.html |
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starling
•brambling, rambling
•hatchling • brandling
•gangling, wrangling
•crackling • sapling
•fatling, Gatling
•mantling, scantling
•darling, sparling, starling
•sampling • starveling
•dwelling, misspelling, self-propelling, spelling, swelling, telling, upwelling
•trembling • vetchling • fledgling
•nestling, wrestling
•storytelling
•failing, grayling, mailing, paling, railing, sailing, tailing, unavailing, veiling, wailing
•changeling • boardsailing
•parasailing
•appealing, ceiling, Darjeeling, dealing, feeling, Keeling, peeling, revealing, self-sealing, shieling, wheeler-dealing, wheeling
•reedling, seedling
•weakling • Riesling
•deskilling, filling, grilling, killing, Pilling, quilling, Schilling, self-fulfilling, shilling, Trilling, unfulfilling, willing
•sibling • kindling • piffling
•inkling, sprinkling, tinkling
•Kipling, stripling
•princeling • witling
•brisling, quisling
•painkilling
•filing, piling, reviling, tiling, unsmiling
•motorcycling • hairstyling • rockling
•gosling
•calling, Pauling
•lordling • porkling
•cowling, fowling
•foundling, groundling
•ruling, schooling
•intercooling • wirepulling
•grumbling
•buckling, duckling, Suckling
•youngling • coupling • dumpling
•puzzling • swashbuckling
•shearling, yearling
•hireling
•towelling (US toweling)
•gruelling (US grueling)
•babbling, dabbling
•marbling • scribbling
•mumbling, rumbling
•sanderling • middling • doodling
•underling • rifling • shuffling
•strangling • fingerling
•enamelling (US enameling)
•rustling • rattling
•bitterling, chitterling
•titling
•sterling, Stirling
•nurseling, nursling
•earthling
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"starling." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "starling." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-starling.html "starling." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-starling.html |
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