Pastor roseus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Pastor roseus
    n 1: glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
         [syn: {rose-colored starling}, {rose-colored pastor},
         {Pastor sturnus}, {Pastor roseus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pastor \pas"tor\ (p[.a]s"t[~e]r), 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. (Zool.) 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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