noun🔗ShareStareA family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds."The starlings were noisy around the schoolyard this morning. "Die Stare waren heute Morgen auf dem Schulhof laut.animalbirdbiologynatureorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePfeilerfundamenteA structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge."The wooden starlings around the old bridge piers prevented boats from crashing directly into the supports. "Die Pfeilerfundamente um die alten Brückenpfeiler verhinderten, dass Boote direkt gegen die Stützen stießen.architecturestructurenauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSteinbuttA California fish, the rock trout, Hexagrammos, especially, Hexagrammos decagrammus, the boregat or bodieron."While fishing off the California coast, my uncle caught a variety of rockfish, including a few he identified as starlings, specifically the colorful Hexagrammos decagrammus. "Beim Angeln vor der kalifornischen Küste fing mein Onkel eine Vielzahl von Fischen, darunter einige, die er als Steinbutt identifizierte, insbesondere den farbenfrohen Hexagrammos decagrammus.fishanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading