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n. Any of various Old World passerine birds of the family Sturnidae, characteristically having a short tail, pointed wings, and dark, often iridescent plumage, especially Sturnus vulgaris, widely naturalized in North America.

n. A protective structure of pilings surrounding a pier of a bridge.

n. A gregarious passerine bird, of the family Sturnidae, having dark, iridescent plumage

n. A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge

n. A California fish; the rock trout.

n. Any passerine bird belonging to Sturnus and allied genera. The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also stare, and starred. The pied starling of India is Sternopastor contra.

n. A California fish; the rock trout.

n. A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also sterling.

n. An oscine passerine bird, of the family Sturnidæ and genus Sturnus, as S. vulgaris of Europe.

n. One of a breed of domestic pigeons which in color resemble the starling.

n. Same as rock-trout,2.

n. In hydraulic engineering, 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.

n. One of the piles used in forming such a breakwater.

n. An obsolete form of sterling.

n. gregarious birds native to the Old World

""Anyone who thinks a starling is a pest just don't know anything about how a starling thinks" or something like that."

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