noun🔗Share椋鸟,八哥. A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds."The starlings were noisy around the schoolyard this morning. "今天早上,学校操场周围的椋鸟非常吵闹。animalbirdbiologynatureorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share桥墩护桩 A 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. "老桥桥墩周围的木制桥墩护桩防止船只直接撞击桥墩。architecturestructurenauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share六线鱼 A 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. "在加州海岸钓鱼时,我叔叔钓到了各种石斑鱼,其中有几条他认出是六线鱼,特别是色彩鲜艳的褐六线鱼 (Hexagrammos decagrammus)。fishanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading