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Sturnidae

noun

Old World starlings

• Syn: ↑family Sturnidae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑suborder Passeres

• Member Meronyms:

↑starling, ↑Sturnus, ↑genus Sturnus, ↑Acridotheres, ↑genus Acridotheres, ↑Gracula, ↑genus Gracula

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\\ˈstərnəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Sturnus, type genus + -idae

: a large family of passerine birds consisting of the Old World starlings and related birds and having ten primaries and characters somewhat intermediate between the crows and the American grackles — see sturnus

Useful english dictionary. 2012.