Meanings
plural common starlings
- A bird of the species Sturnus vulgaris.
Synonyms: European starling, starling
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bird of the species Sturnus vulgaris.
More synonyms by meaning
noungregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- translingualSturnus vulgaris
- Englishcommon starling
Calque of translingual Sturnus vulgaris, via common + starling.
More words from translingual
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali চিত্রা শালিক, পাতি কাঠশালিক
- চিত্রা শালিক (citra śalik)Sturnus vulgaris
- পাতি কাঠশালিক (pati kaṭhśalik)Sturnus vulgaris
Catalan estornell comú
- estornell comúSturnus vulgaris
Chinese Mandarin 紫翅椋鸟
- 紫翅椋鸟Sturnus vulgaris
Dutch spreeuw
- spreeuwSturnus vulgaris
Finnish kottarainen
- kottarainenSturnus vulgaris
French étourneau sansonnet, étourneau commun
- étourneau sansonnetSturnus vulgaris
- étourneau communSturnus vulgaris
German Star
- StarSturnus vulgaris
Greek ευρωπαϊκό ψαρόνι
- ευρωπαϊκό ψαρόνι (evropaïkó psaróni)Sturnus vulgaris
Japanese 星椋鳥
- 星椋鳥 (hoshi mukudori)Sturnus vulgaris
Korean 흰점찌르레기
- 흰점찌르레기 (huinjeomjjireuregi)Sturnus vulgaris
Punjabi ਆਮ ਤਿਲੀਅਰ
- ਆਮ ਤਿਲੀਅਰ (āma tilīara)Sturnus vulgaris
Russian обыкнове́нный скворе́ц
- обыкнове́нный скворе́ц (obyknovénnyj skvoréc)Sturnus vulgaris
Swedish stare
- stareSturnus vulgaris
Ukrainian шпак звичайний
- шпак звичайний (špak zvyčajnyj)Sturnus vulgaris
Welsh drudwen
- drudwenSturnus vulgaris
Cite this entry
common starling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20starling
“common starling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20starling. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common starling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20starling.
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