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- DictionaryBird/bərd/
noun
- 1. a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, and a beak and (typically) by being able to fly.
- 2. a person of a specified kind or character: informal "I'm a pretty tough old bird"
6 days ago · Bird, any of the more than 10,400 living species unique in having feathers, the major characteristic that distinguishes them from other animals. They are warm-blooded vertebrates more related to reptiles than mammals. Learn more about birds in this article.
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (/ ˈ eɪ v iː z /), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
Definitions of bird. noun. warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. see more. noun. the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food. synonyms: fowl. see more. verb. watch and study birds in their natural habitat. synonyms: birdwatch. see more. noun.
bird. noun. /bɜːd/ /bɜːrd/ Idioms. a creature that is covered with feathers and has two wings and two legs. Most birds can fly. a bird’s nest with two eggs in it. a species of bird. A small bird flew down. The birds migrate in September. Birds were singing in the trees. The area has a wealth of bird life.
noun. /bərd/ enlarge image. a creature that is covered with feathers and has two wings, and two legs. Most birds can fly a bird's nest with two eggs in it a species of bird The area has a wealth of bird life. More than a third of North American bird species need urgent protection. Topic Collocations see game bird, seabird, songbird, waterbird.
Britannica Dictionary definition of BIRD. [count] 1. : an animal that has wings and is covered with feathers. A large bird flew overhead. The birds were singing outside our window. a flock of birds. — see color picture on this page; see also bird of paradise, bird of passage, bird of prey. 2. informal : person. He's a tough old bird.
See synonyms for bird on Thesaurus.com noun any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
