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Starling
Meaning
Noun
●
A family, Sturnidae, of
passerine
birds.
The
common starling
, Sturnus vulgaris, which has
dark
,
iridescent
plumage.
●
An
inclosure
like a
coffer-dam
,
formed
of
piles
driven
closely
together, before any work or structure as a
protection
against
the wash
of the
waves
,
commonly
used to
protects
the
piers
of a bridge.
●
One of the
piles
used in
forming
such a breakwater.
●
A
fish
,
rock
trout
(Hexagrammos
spp
.), of the North Pacific, especially, Hexagrammos decagrammus, found in US waters.
Name
●
An English
surname
transferred
from the
nickname
from a
nickname
for a
gregarious
person.
●
A
male
given name
transferred
from the surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
starling
English
stærlinc
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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