noun
white-cheeked starling; grey starling
Refers specifically to the species Sturnus cineraceus, a common bird in East Asia.
公園でムクドリの群れを見かけた。
I saw a flock of white-cheeked starlings in the park.
ムクドリ科の鳥は世界中に分布している。
Birds of the starling family are distributed worldwide.
noun
bumpkin; gullible person
Slang or colloquial use, likening a naive or easily fooled person to a starling. Rare and somewhat dated.
あいつはムクドリみたいにすぐ騙される。
That guy gets fooled easily, just like a bumpkin.
noun
Slang; from the visual resemblance of two birds facing opposite directions. Vulgar and not for polite conversation.
彼らはムクドリの体位を試した。
They tried the sixty-nine position.
The name ムクドリ is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 椋 (muku) refers to the Chinese cork tree, and 鳥 (tori/dori) means bird, but the exact derivation is uncertain. The slang senses derive from the bird's perceived characteristics or appearance.