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- a gregarious Old World songbird with a straight bill, typically with dark lustrous or iridescent plumage but sometimes brightly coloured椋鸟; 紫翅椋鸟。
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- Family Sturnidae (the starling family): many genera and numerous species, in particular the speckled common (or European)starling (Sturnus vulgaris), widely introduced elsewhere. The starling family also includes the mynahs, grackles, and (usually) the oxpeckers.椋鸟科：多属, 数种, 尤指广泛分布于其他地方的有斑点的普通（或欧洲）椋鸟（拉丁名Sturnus vulgaris）。椋鸟科也包括八哥、鹩哥以及（通常）牛椋鸟。
词源
Old English starlinc, from star 'starling' (of Germanic origin) + -LING.