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PASTOR ROSEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pastor roseus mean? 

PASTOR ROSEUS (noun)
  The noun PASTOR ROSEUS has 1 sense:

1. glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asianplay

  Familiarity information: PASTOR ROSEUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PASTOR ROSEUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Pastor roseus; Pastor sturnus; rose-colored pastor; rose-colored starling

Hypernyms ("Pastor roseus" is a kind of...):

starling (gregarious birds native to the Old World)

Holonyms ("Pastor roseus" is a member of...):

Pastor; subgenus Pastor (only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus)


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