'Pastor roseus' definitions:
Definition of 'Pastor roseus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian [syn: rose-colored starling, rose-colored pastor, Pastor sturnus, Pastor roseus]
Definition of 'Pastor roseus'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister having the charge of a church and parish. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]