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Starling vs Shep - What's the difference?

starling | shep |

As nouns the difference between starling and shep

is that starling is a family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds while shep is eye dialect of lang=en.

As a proper noun Starling

is {{surname|A=An|English|from=nicknames}} from a nickname for a gregarious person.

starling

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.
  • # The common starling, Sturnus vulgaris , which has dark, iridescent plumage.
  • A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge.
  • A California fish, the .

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

    shep

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • *{{quote-book, year=1897, author=Joseph Hocking, title=The Birthright, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Git on board a shep there, an' go off to some furrin country and make a fortin." }}
  • (Lancashire) starling