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starling1/ˈstɑ:liŋ/n. 1 a small gregarious partly migratory bird, Sturnus vulgaris, with blackish-brown speckled lustrous plumage, chiefly inhabiting cultivated areas 椋鸟(一种半迁徙喜群居的小鸟,羽毛有暗棕色斑点且有光泽,主要栖息在耕种地区) 2 any similar bird of the family Sturnidae 椋鸟科的鸟 [Old English stœrlinc from stœr ‘starling’, from Germanic: cf. -LING1] |