STURNUS VULGARIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sturnus vulgaris mean? 

• STURNUS VULGARIS (noun)
  The noun STURNUS VULGARIS has 1 sense:

1. gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide

  Familiarity information: STURNUS VULGARIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STURNUS VULGARIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

common starling; Sturnus vulgaris

Hypernyms ("Sturnus vulgaris" is a kind of...):

starling (gregarious birds native to the Old World)

Holonyms ("Sturnus vulgaris" is a member of...):

genus Sturnus; Sturnus (type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings)