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Definition of Bird
1. Noun. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings.
Group relationships: Aves, Class Aves, Flock
Specialized synonyms: Dickey-bird, Dickeybird, Dicky-bird, Dickybird, Cock, Hen, Nester, Night Bird, Bird Of Passage, Protoavis, Archaeopteryx, Archaeopteryx Lithographica, Archeopteryx, Sinornis, Ibero-mesornis, Archaeornis, Flightless Bird, Ratite, Ratite Bird, Carinate, Carinate Bird, Flying Bird, Passeriform Bird, Passerine, Nonpasserine Bird, Bird Of Prey, Raptor, Raptorial Bird, Gallinacean, Gallinaceous Bird, Parrot, Cuculiform Bird, Coraciiform Bird, Apodiform Bird, Caprimulgiform Bird, Piciform Bird, Trogon, Aquatic Bird, Twitterer
Terms within: Beak, Bill, Neb, Nib, Pecker, Furcula, Feather, Plumage, Plume, Wing, Pennon, Pinion, Bird's Foot, Uropygium, Croup, Croupe, Hindquarters, Rump, Air Sac, Preen Gland, Uropygial Gland, Syrinx, Fowl
Examples of category: Chirpy
2. Verb. Watch and study birds in their natural habitat. "In the summer they like to go out and bird"
Generic synonyms: Observe
Derivative terms: Birder, Bird Watcher, Bird Watcher
3. Noun. The flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food.
Terms within: Wishbone, Wishing Bone, Drumstick, Second Joint, Thigh, Wing, Giblet, Giblets, Oyster, Parson's Nose, Pope's Nose, Dark Meat
Specialized synonyms: Poultry, Wildfowl
Generic synonyms: Meat
4. Noun. Informal terms for a (young) woman.
Generic synonyms: Fille, Girl, Miss, Missy, Young Lady, Young Woman
5. Noun. A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.
Generic synonyms: Call, Cry, Outcry, Shout, Vociferation, Yell
Derivative terms: Boo, Hiss, Hiss, Hiss, Hoot, Razz, Snort
6. Noun. Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers.
Generic synonyms: Badminton Equipment
Derivative terms: Shuttlecock
Definition of Bird
1. n. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
2. v. i. To catch or shoot birds.
Definition of Bird
1. to hunt birds (winged, warm-blooded vertebrates) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Bird
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1. Orig, a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2). "That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird." (Shak) "The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes." (Tyndale (Matt. Viii. 20))
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