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Sturnus

noun

type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings

• Syn: ↑genus Sturnus

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Sturnidae, ↑family Sturnidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑common starling, ↑Sturnus vulgaris, ↑Pastor, ↑subgenus Pastor

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\\-_nəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, starling — more at starling

: the type genus of Sturnidae including the common starling

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sturnus /stûrˈnəs/

noun

Any bird of the starling genus (Sturnus) giving name to the family Sturˈnidae /-ni-dē/

ORIGIN: L sturnus starling

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sturˈnine or sturˈnoid adjective

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