Phrase guide

common starling

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A bird of the species Sturnus vulgaris.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Sturnus vulgaris

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: starling

History

Etymology

Calque of translingual Sturnus vulgaris, via common + starling.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: gargull — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Albanian: shturë — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Albanian: cirlua — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Asturian: estornín pintu — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Bengali: চিত্রা শালিক (citra śalik) — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Bengali: পাতি কাঠশালিক (pati kaṭhśalik) — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Bhojpuri: तिलेर मैना (tilēr mainā) — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Catalan: estornell comú — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紫翅椋鸟 — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Dutch: spreeuw — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Finnish: kottarainen — Sturnus vulgaris
  • French: étourneau sansonnet — Sturnus vulgaris
  • French: étourneau commun — Sturnus vulgaris
  • German: Star — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Greek: ευρωπαϊκό ψαρόνι (evropaïkó psaróni) — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Japanese: 星椋鳥 (hoshi mukudori) — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Korean: 흰점찌르레기 (huinjeomjjireuregi) — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Malayalam: കാളിക്കിളി (kāḷikkiḷi) — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Ossetian: сауцъиу (sawc’iw) — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Punjabi: ਆਮ ਤਿਲੀਅਰ (āma tilīara) — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Russian: обыкнове́нный скворе́ц (obyknovénnyj skvoréc) — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Swedish: stare — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Tongan: misi pālangi — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Ukrainian: шпак звичайний (špak zvyčajnyj) — Sturnus vulgaris
  • Welsh: drudwen — Sturnus vulgaris