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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"
BIRD definition: 1. a creature with feathers and wings, usually able to fly: 2. a particular type of person: 3. a…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of bird noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. a. Any of various warm-blooded egg-laying feathered vertebrates of the class Aves, having forelimbs modified to form wings. b. Such an animal hunted as game. c. Such an animal, especially a chicken or turkey, used as food: put the bird in the oven. 2. See clay pigeon. 3. Sports See shuttlecock. 4.
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.
A bird is an animal with wings, feathers, and two legs. Birds, from chickens to crows, are also warm-blooded and lay eggs. Most birds can fly using their wings, and when you visit the coast you'll see various sea birds like gulls, terns, and cormorants. You can use the word bird as a verb meaning "to observe birds as a hobby," and in some ...
