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STURNUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings
Synonyms:
genus Sturnus; Sturnus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Sturnus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Sturnus"):
common starling; Sturnus vulgaris (gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide)
Pastor; subgenus Pastor (only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus)
Holonyms ("Sturnus" is a member of...):
family Sturnidae; Sturnidae (Old World starlings)
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