staddling

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• starling — starling1 noun a gregarious songbird typically having dark lustrous or iridescent plumage. [Sturnus vulgaris and other species, family Sturnidae.] Origin OE stærlinc, from stær starling (of Gmc origin) + ling. starling2 noun a wooden pile erected …   English new terms dictionary

• starling — I. /ˈstalɪŋ / (say stahling) noun 1. any of numerous birds constituting the family Sturnidae, especially the common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, of Eurasia; widely introduced elsewhere as South Africa, North America, New Zealand and Australia… …  

• 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 staeligrlinc f. staeligr starling f …   Useful english dictionary

• staidlin — variant of staddling dial …   Useful english dictionary