Associations to the word «Sturnus»

Wiktionary

STURNUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Sturnidae   — the starlings.
STURNUS VULGARIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Sturnidae   — the European starling, native to Europe and western Asia and introduced widely elsewhere.

Dictionary definition

STURNUS, noun. Type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings.

Wise words

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