rose-colored starling

rose-colored starling
noun
glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
• Hypernyms: ↑starling
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pastor, ↑subgenus Pastor

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noun or rose-colored pastor
: a glossy black chiefly Asian bird (Pastor sturnus or P. roseus) of the family Sturnidae with a pink back and abdomen that is chiefly Asian though often appearing in flocks in Europe and sometimes in England

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  • Rose-colored starling — Starling Star ling ( l[i^]ng), n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. st[ae]r; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. st[ae]r, L. sturnus. Cf. {Stare} a starling.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any passerine bird …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rose-colored pastor — noun glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian • Syn: ↑rose colored starling, ↑Pastor sturnus, ↑Pastor roseus • Hypernyms: ↑starling • Member Holonyms: ↑Pastor, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Starling — Star ling ( l[i^]ng), n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. st[ae]r; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. st[ae]r, L. sturnus. Cf. {Stare} a starling.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any passerine bird… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rose pastor — noun or rose starling also rose ouzel : rose colored starling …   Useful english dictionary

  • stare — Starling Star ling ( l[i^]ng), n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. st[ae]r; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. st[ae]r, L. sturnus. Cf. {Stare} a starling.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any passerine bird …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • starred — Starling Star ling ( l[i^]ng), n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. st[ae]r; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. st[ae]r, L. sturnus. Cf. {Stare} a starling.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any passerine bird …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sterling — Starling Star ling ( l[i^]ng), n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. st[ae]r; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. st[ae]r, L. sturnus. Cf. {Stare} a starling.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any passerine bird …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sternopastor contra — Starling Star ling ( l[i^]ng), n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. st[ae]r; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. st[ae]r, L. sturnus. Cf. {Stare} a starling.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any passerine bird …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sturnus vulgaris — Starling Star ling ( l[i^]ng), n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. st[ae]r; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. st[ae]r, L. sturnus. Cf. {Stare} a starling.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any passerine bird …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pastor roseus — noun glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian • Syn: ↑rose colored starling, ↑rose colored pastor, ↑Pastor sturnus • Hypernyms: ↑starling • Member Holonyms: ↑Pastor, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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