Plural of starling

regular plural

The plural of starling is starlings.

Forms of starling

Vast flights of starlings, fleeing the racket, beat across the sky at high speed, like Squall-clouds,— Evening at Noon-tide.1997, Thomas Pynchon, chapter 52, in Mason & Dixon, 1st US edition, New York: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, part Two: America, page 501
Several years ago starlings took over the residential sections for their nightly roostings during the Summer months.1950, The Rotarian, volume 77, number 5, page 12. From the entry summer
Going perchless also helps keep starlings away.2004, Fern Marshall Bradley, Projects for the birder's garden. From the entry perchless
Like magic, the frog hip-hopped out of her thoughts and the starlings came fluttering back and Sammy was there.1971 August 4, The Australian Women's Weekly, page 64, column 4. From the entry hip-hop
Plum-coloured starlings built in the paper tree and from the bougainvillaea we heard the six-noted whistling of the Paradise flycatcher.1970, June Kay, “Far Lamorna”, in The Thirteenth Moon, London: Hutchinson & Co, →ISBN, page 16. From the entry plum-coloured starling

noun A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.
noun The common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, which has dark, iridescent plumage.
noun A fish, rock trout (Hexagrammos spp.), of the North Pacific, especially, Hexagrammos decagrammus, found in US waters.

What is the plural of starling?: The plural of starling is starlings.
Is starling countable?: Starling is a countable noun.

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