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Murmuration

//ˌmɝməˈɹeɪʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act or instance of murmuring. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech wordnet
  3. 3
    A flock of starlings, in particular when swarming in swirling patterns. collective, countable, uncountable

    ""Oh! I wasted most of my morning crawling to a murmuration of starlings, which I foolishly mistook for congregation of plover.""

  4. 4
    An emergent order in a multi-agent social system. countable, uncountable

Etymology

1350–1400; Medieval Latin murmuratio (“murmuring, grumbling”). The “flock of starlings” sense is probably derived from the sound of the very large groups that starlings form at dusk.

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