noun🔗ShareÉtourneauxA family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds."The starlings were noisy around the schoolyard this morning. "Les étourneaux étaient bruyants autour de la cour de l'école ce matin.animalbirdbiologynatureorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉperonsA 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. "Les éperons en bois autour des vieilles piles de pont empêchaient les bateaux de s'écraser directement contre les supports.architecturestructurenauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTanche-rocheA 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. "En pêchant au large de la côte californienne, mon oncle a pêché une variété de poissons de roche, dont quelques-uns qu'il a identifiés comme des tanches-roches, en particulier le coloré Hexagrammos decagrammus.fishanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading