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STURNUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings

Synonyms:

genus Sturnus; Sturnus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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