noun🔗ShareA family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds."The starlings were noisy around the schoolyard this morning. "animalbirdbiologynatureorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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. "architecturestructurenauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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. "fishanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading