Definition of bird Bird
/bɚˈd/ - [berd] - Bird
We found 30 definitions of bird from 8 different sources.
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| bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings | ||
| craniate, vertebrate animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium | ||
| aves, class aves (ornithology) the class of birds | ||
| flock a group of birds | ||
| dickey-bird, dickeybird, dicky-bird, dickybird small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds | ||
| cock adult male bird | ||
| hen female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster | ||
| nester a bird that has built (or is building) a nest | ||
| night bird any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc | ||
| bird of passage any bird that migrates seasonally | ||
| protoavis most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having bird-like jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs | ||
| archaeopteryx, archaeopteryx lithographica, archeopteryx extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds | ||
| sinornis sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Jurassic period to the Cretaceous period having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds | ||
| ibero-mesornis sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds | ||
| archaeornis extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing | ||
| flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds | ||
| carinate, carinate bird, flying bird birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles | ||
| passeriform bird, passerine perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless | ||
| nonpasserine bird chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes | ||
| bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals | ||
| neb, nib, pecker, beak, bill the writing point of a pen | ||
| gallinacean, gallinaceous bird heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds | ||
| parrot usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds | ||
| cuculiform bird birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos) | ||
| coraciiform bird chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes | ||
| apodiform bird nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight | ||
| caprimulgiform bird long-winged nonpasserine birds | ||
| piciform bird any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood | ||
| trogon forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails | ||
| aquatic bird wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water | ||
| furcula a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds | ||
| plumage, feather, plume turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls | ||
| wing a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) | ||
| pennon, pinion wing of a bird | ||
| bird's foot the foot of a bird | ||
| uropygium posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow | ||
| croupe, croup, hindquarters, rump a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing | ||
| air sac any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds | ||
| preen gland, uropygial gland oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds | ||
| syrinx the vocal organ of a bird | ||
| twitterer a bird that twitters | ||
| bird - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food | ||
| fowl | ||
| meat the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food | ||
| bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings | ||
| wishbone, wishing bone the furcula of a domestic fowl | ||
| poultry flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food | ||
| wildfowl flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food | ||
| drumstick a stick used for playing a drum | ||
| second joint, thigh the upper joint of the leg of a fowl | ||
| wing a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) | ||
| giblet, giblets edible viscera of a fowl | ||
| oyster marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters | ||
| parson's nose, pope's nose the tail of a dressed fowl | ||
| bird - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt | ||
| boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort | ||
| outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, cry, call a fit of weeping; "had a good cry" | ||
| bird - badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers | ||
| shuttlecock, birdie, shuttle | ||
| badminton equipment equipment for playing the game of badminton | ||
| bird - informal terms for a (young) woman | ||
| dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick | ||
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| bird - watch and study birds in their natural habitat | ||
| birdwatch | ||
| observe stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bird (Noun)
A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs. - bird (Noun)
A girl or woman considered sexually attractive, as used by a man. - bird (Noun)
An airplane. - bird (Noun)
A prison sentence . - bird (Noun)
The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended. - bird (Noun)
A penis. - bird (Verb)
To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment. - bird (Verb)
To catch or shoot birds. - bird (Verb)
To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bird (n.)
Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2). - bird (n.)
A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves. - bird (n.)
Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird. - bird (n.)
Fig.: A girl; a maiden. - bird (v. i.)
To catch or shoot birds. - bird (v. i.)
Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Any of the bipedal, warm-blooded vertebrates that lay eggs having wings which, for most species, enables them to fly. -
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Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bėrd, n. a general name for feathered animals.—v.i. to catch or snare birds.—ns. Bird′-bolt (Shak.), a short thick bolt or arrow with a blunted point, used for killing birds without piercing them; Bird′-cage, a cage or box made of wire and wood for holding birds; Bird′-call, an instrument used by fowlers to call or allure birds to them, by imitating their notes; Bird′-catch′er, one who catches birds: a fowler; Bird′-catch′ing, the art or practice of catching birds; Bird′-cher′ry, a bush bearing an astringent wild-fruit in drupes.—adj. Bird′-eyed, having eyes quick of sight, like those of a bird: quick-sighted.—ns. Bird′-fan′cier, one who has a fancy for rearing birds: one who keeps birds for sale; Bird′ing (Shak.), catching birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose; Bird′ing-piece, a fowling-piece; Bird′-lime, a sticky substance used for catching birds; Bird′-of-Par′adise, a kind of Eastern bird with splendid plumage; Bird's′-eye, a kind of tobacco; Bird's′-nest, the nest in which a bird lays her eggs and hatches her young; Bird′-spī′der, a species of large spiders which prey on small birds, found in Brazil.—adj. Bird′-wit′ted, flighty: incapable of sustained attention.—Bird's-eye view, a general view from above, as if by a bird on the wing, a representation of such, a general view or résumé of a subject; Bird's-foot trefoil, the popular name of several leguminous plants, having clusters of cylindrical pods resembling a bird's foot.—A little bird told me, I heard in a way I will not reveal. [A.S. brid, the young of a bird, a bird: either from root of Breed (bredan, to breed) or of Birth (beran, to bear).]
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. -
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Every bird must hatch her own egg. -
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One beats the bush and another catcheth the bird. -
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The bird that can sing and will not sing, must be made to sing.
Wikipedia 
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Birds are a group among the animals called vertebrates or animals with backbones. They form the class "Aves".
They are warm-blooded and they lay eggs. They are covered with feathers and they have wings. Their bones are hollow. This makes them lighter and allows many of them to fly. Birds have two legs usually covered with scales (small, flat hard plates which over-lap in the same way as feathers). They have a hard beak with no teeth. Because birds have a high temperature and use lots of energy, they need to eat a lot of food, compared with their weight. More than 9000 different species (kinds) of birds are known.
Birds are found on every continent of the world. Different types of birds have made "adaptations" or changes so it is possible for some birds to live in freezing cold environments while other birds live in hot deserts. Birds can live in forests, in grasslands, on cliff faces, in river banks, on stony sea shores, down mine shafts and in the roofs of houses.
Bird are also "adapted" to eat different foods. Many birds live on seeds and fruit. Some birds eat green plants. Some birds live on the nectar or honey in flowers. Other birds live on insects. Some birds eat fish. Some eat small reptiles and mice. Birds of prey eat mammals and other birds. Some birds are scavengers and eat the bodies of creatures that have died.
Birds come in many sizes from the Bee Hummingbird that is only 60mm long to the ostrich which stands 2.5 metres high. The bird with the widest wingspan is
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