starling 音标拼音: [st'ɑrlɪŋ]
n . 白头翁;[桥墩的] 挡水木桩
白头翁;[桥墩的] 挡水木桩
starling n 1 :
gregarious birds native to the Old World Rock \
Rock \,
n . [
OF .
roke ,
F .
roche ;
cf .
Armor .
roc '
h ,
and AS .
rocc .]
1 .
A large concreted mass of stony material ;
a large fixed stone or crag .
See {
Stone }.
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Come one ,
come all !
this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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2 . (
Geol .)
Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth '
s crust ,
whether consolidated or not ,
including sand ,
earth ,
clay ,
etc .,
when in natural beds .
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3 .
That which resembles a rock in firmness ;
a defense ;
a support ;
a refuge .
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The Lord is my rock ,
and my fortress . --
2 Sam .
xxii .
2 .
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4 .
Fig .:
Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock .
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5 . (
Zool .)
The striped bass .
See under {
Bass }.
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Note :
This word is frequently used in the formation of self -
explaining compounds ;
as ,
rock -
bound ,
rock -
built ,
rock -
ribbed ,
rock -
roofed ,
and the like .
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{
Rock alum }. [
Probably so called by confusion with F .
roche a rock .]
Same as {
Roche alum }.
{
Rock barnacle } (
Zool .),
a barnacle ({
Balanus balanoides })
very abundant on rocks washed by tides .
{
Rock bass }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
The stripped bass .
See under {
Bass }.
(
b )
The goggle -
eye .
(
c )
The cabrilla .
Other species are also locally called rock bass .
{
Rock builder } (
Zool .),
any species of animal whose remains contribute to the formation of rocks ,
especially the corals and Foraminifera .
{
Rock butter } (
Min .),
native alum mixed with clay and oxide of iron ,
usually in soft masses of a yellowish white color ,
occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate .
{
Rock candy },
a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure sugar which are very hard ,
whence the name .
{
Rock cavy }. (
Zool .)
See {
Moco }.
{
Rock cod } (
Zool .)
(
a )
A small ,
often reddish or brown ,
variety of the cod found about rocks andledges .
(
b )
A California rockfish .
{
Rock cook }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
A European wrasse ({
Centrolabrus exoletus }).
(
b )
A rockling .
{
Rock cork } (
Min .),
a variety of asbestus the fibers of which are loosely interlaced .
It resembles cork in its texture .
{
Rock crab } (
Zool .),
any one of several species of large crabs of the genus {
C },
as the two species of the New England coast ({
Cancer irroratus }
and {
Cancer borealis }).
See Illust .
under {
Cancer }.
{
Rock cress } (
Bot .),
a name of several plants of the cress kind found on rocks ,
as {
Arabis petraea }, {
Arabis lyrata },
etc .
{
Rock crystal } (
Min .),
limpid quartz .
See {
Quartz },
and under {
Crystal }.
{
Rock dove } (
Zool .),
the rock pigeon ; --
called also {
rock doo }.
{
Rock drill },
an implement for drilling holes in rock ;
esp .,
a machine impelled by steam or compressed air ,
for drilling holes for blasting ,
etc .
{
Rock duck } (
Zool .),
the harlequin duck .
{
Rock eel }. (
Zool .)
See {
Gunnel }.
{
Rock goat } (
Zool .),
a wild goat ,
or ibex .
{
Rock hopper } (
Zool .),
a penguin of the genus {
Catarractes }.
See under {
Penguin }.
{
Rock kangaroo }. (
Zool .)
See {
Kangaroo },
and {
Petrogale }.
{
Rock lobster } (
Zool .),
any one of several species of large spinose lobsters of the genera {
Panulirus }
and {
Palinurus }.
They have no large claws .
Called also {
spiny lobster },
and {
sea crayfish }.
{
Rock meal } (
Min .),
a light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence .
{
Rock milk }. (
Min .)
See {
Agaric mineral },
under {
Agaric }.
{
Rock moss },
a kind of lichen ;
the cudbear .
See {
Cudbear }.
{
Rock oil }.
See {
Petroleum }.
{
Rock parrakeet } (
Zool .),
a small Australian parrakeet ({
Euphema petrophila }),
which nests in holes among the rocks of high cliffs .
Its general color is yellowish olive green ;
a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing quills are deep blue ,
and the central tail feathers bluish green .
{
Rock pigeon } (
Zool .),
the wild pigeon ({
Columba livia })
Of Europe and Asia ,
from which the domestic pigeon was derived .
See Illust .
under {
Pigeon }.
{
Rock pipit }. (
Zool .)
See the Note under {
Pipit }.
{
Rock plover }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
The black -
bellied ,
or whistling ,
plover .
(
b )
The rock snipe .
{
Rock ptarmigan } (
Zool .),
an arctic American ptarmigan ({
Lagopus rupestris }),
which in winter is white ,
with the tail and lores black .
In summer the males are grayish brown ,
coarsely vermiculated with black ,
and have black patches on the back .
{
Rock rabbit } (
Zool .),
the hyrax .
See {
Cony },
and {
Daman }.
{
Rock ruby } (
Min .),
a fine reddish variety of garnet .
{
Rock salt } (
Min .),
cloride of sodium (
common salt )
occuring in rocklike masses in mines ;
mineral salt ;
salt dug from the earth .
In the United States this name is sometimes given to salt in large crystals ,
formed by evaporation from sea water in large basins or cavities .
{
Rock seal } (
Zool .),
the harbor seal .
See {
Seal }.
{
Rock shell } (
Zool .),
any species of Murex ,
Purpura ,
and allied genera .
{
Rock snake } (
Zool .),
any one of several large pythons ;
as ,
the royal {
rock snake } ({
Python regia })
of Africa ,
and the {
rock snake }
of India ({
Python molurus }).
The Australian rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {
Morelia }.
{
Rock snipe } (
Zool .),
the purple sandpiper ({
Tringa maritima }); --
called also {
rock bird }, {
rock plover },
{
winter snipe }.
{
Rock soap } (
Min .),
a kind of clay having a smooth ,
greasy feel ,
and adhering to the tongue .
{
Rock sparrow }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of the genus {
Petronia },
as {
Petronia stulla },
of Europe .
(
b )
A North American sparrow ({
Pucaea ruficeps }).
{
Rock tar },
petroleum .
{
Rock thrush } (
Zool .),
any Old World thrush of the genus {
Monticola },
or {
Petrocossyphus };
as ,
the European rock thrush ({
Monticola saxatilis }),
and the blue rock thrush of India ({
Monticola cyaneus }),
in which the male is blue throughout .
{
Rock tripe } (
Bot .),
a kind of lichen ({
Umbilicaria Dillenii })
growing on rocks in the northen parts of America ,
and forming broad ,
flat ,
coriaceous ,
dark fuscous or blackish expansions .
It has been used as food in cases of extremity .
{
Rock trout } (
Zool .),
any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus {
Hexagrammus },
family {
Chiradae },
native of the North Pacific coasts ; --
called also {
sea trout }, {
boregat }, {
bodieron },
and {
starling }.
{
Rock warbler } (
Zool .),
a small Australian singing bird ({
Origma rubricata })
which frequents rocky ravines and water courses ; --
called also {
cataract bird }.
{
Rock wren } (
Zool .),
any one of several species of wrens of the genus {
Salpinctes },
native of the arid plains of Lower California and Mexico .
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Starling \
Star "
ling \ (-
l [
i ^]
ng ),
n . [
OE .
sterlyng ,
a dim .
of OE .
stare ,
AS .
staer ;
akin to AS .
stearn ,
G .
star ,
staar ,
OHG .
stara ,
Icel .
starri ,
stari ,
Sw .
stare ,
Dan .
staer ,
L .
sturnus .
Cf . {
Stare }
a starling .]
1 . (
Zool .)
Any passerine bird belonging to {
Sturnus }
and allied genera .
The European starling ({
Sturnus vulgaris })
is dark brown or greenish black ,
with a metallic gloss ,
and spotted with yellowish white .
It is a sociable bird ,
and builds about houses ,
old towers ,
etc .
Called also {
stare },
and {
starred }.
The pied starling of India is {
Sternopastor contra }.
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2 . (
Zool .)
A California fish ;
the rock trout .
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3 .
A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support ; --
called also {
sterling }.
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{
Rose -
colored starling }. (
Zool .)
See {
Pastor }.
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