Meaning & use
Starling
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A medium-sized songbird with glossy, iridescent dark plumage, known for its chattering calls and large flocking behavior.
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At dusk, thousands of starlings swirled together in a mesmerizing murmuration above the field.
A starling perched on the wire, mimicking the sound of a car alarm.
A note on using this word
European starlings introduced to North America in the 1890s—reportedly to bring every bird mentioned in Shakespeare to Central Park—have since spread across the entire continent.
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