genus sturnus

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   type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings

   SynonymsSturnus

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofSturnidae

Questions about genus sturnus

What does genus sturnus mean?

genus sturnus means "type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings".

What is another word for genus sturnus?

Close synonyms include Sturnus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus sturnus a common word?

genus sturnus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.