Found 2 items, similar to Pastor roseus.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Pastor roseus
Pastor roseus
n : glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
[syn:
rose-colored starling,
rose-colored pastor,
Pastor sturnus
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pastor roseus
Pastor
\Pas"tor\, n. [L., fr. pascere, pastum, to pasture, to
feed. Cf.
Pabulum,
Pasture,
Food.]
1. A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds.
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2. A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister
having the charge of a church and parish.
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3. (Zo["o]l.) A species of starling (
Pastor roseus), native
of the plains of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head
is crested and glossy greenish black, and its back is
rosy. It feeds largely upon locusts.
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