The corpus record

ψάρ

psar · ὁ

starling, Sturnus vulgaris

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Where it lives

Iliad 2 · 0.18/10k

What it meant — LSJ

starling, Sturnus vulgaris

starling, Sturnus vulgaris, ὥς τε ψαρῶν νέφος . . ἠὲ κολοιῶν Il. 17.755; ἴρηκι ἐοικὼς ὠκέϊ, ὅς τʼ ἐφόβησε κολοιούς τε ψῆράς τε 16.583; ψῆρες, dat. ψήρεσι, Q.S. 8.387, 11.218; ψᾶρες Antiph. 302 (anap.), AP 9.373, Gal. 6.567; Plu. Sollert. 2.972f mentions their being taught to speak, cf. Gell. 13.21 (20).25.

In the wild

ψῆράς · psēras Iliad 16.583
ψαρῶν · psarōn Iliad 17.755

Where it came from

Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ψάρ (scan p. 2102; entry #6171).

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