English-Thai Dictionary

starling

N นก เล็กช นิดหนึ่ง  nok-lek-cha-nid-nuang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STARLING

n. 1. A bird, the stare, of the genus Sturnus.
2. A defense to the piers of bridges.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STARLING

Star "ling, n. Etym: [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. stær;akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. stær, L. sturnus. Cf. Stare a starling. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A California fish; the rock trout.

 

3. A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also sterling. Rose-colored starling. (Zoöl.) See Pastor.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

starling

star ling 1 |ˈstärliNG ˈstɑrlɪŋ | ▶noun a gregarious Old World songbird with a straight bill, typically with dark lustrous or iridescent plumage but sometimes brightly colored. [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. ] ORIGIN Old English stærlinc, from stær ‘starling ’ (of Germanic origin ) + -ling .

 

starling

star ling 2 |ˈstɑrlɪŋ ˈstärliNG | ▶noun a wooden pile erected with others around or just upstream of a bridge or pier to protect it from the current or floating objects. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: perhaps a corruption of dialect staddling ‘staddle. ’

 

Starling, Ernest Henry

Star ling, Ernest Henry |ˈstärliNG ˈstɑrlɪŋ | (1866 –1927 ), English physiologist and founder of the science of endocrinology. He demonstrated the existence of peristalsis and coined the term hormone for the substance secreted by the pancreas that stimulates the secretion of digestive juices.

 

Oxford Dictionary

starling

starling 1 |ˈstɑːlɪŋ | ▶noun a gregarious Old World songbird with a straight bill, typically with dark lustrous or iridescent plumage but sometimes brightly coloured. ●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. ORIGIN Old English stærlinc, from stær ‘starling ’ (of Germanic origin ) + -ling .

 

starling

starling 2 |ˈstɑːlɪŋ | ▶noun a wooden pile erected with others around or just upstream of a bridge or pier to protect it from the current or floating objects. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: perhaps a corruption of dialect staddling ‘staddle ’.

 

Starling, Ernest Henry

Starling, Ernest Henry |ˈstɑːlɪŋ | (1866 –1927 ), English physiologist and founder of the science of endocrinology. He demonstrated the existence of peristalsis, and coined the term hormone for the substance secreted by the pancreas which stimulates the secretion of digestive juices.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

starling

star ling /stɑ́ː r lɪŋ /名詞 C 〘鳥 〙ホシムクドリ ; ムクドリ .