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The definition of a bird is a warm blooded member of the Aves class, which has feathers, a beak, no teeth, wings and bears young in eggs.
(noun)An example of bird is a robin.
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See bird in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- any of a class (Aves) of warmblooded, two-legged, egg-laying vertebrates with feathers and wings
- a small game bird
- a clay pigeon in trapshooting
- a shuttlecock
- ☆ Informal a person, esp. a mildly eccentric one
- Slang a sound of disapproval made by vibrating the lips
- Slang a rocket or guided missile
- Brit., Slang a young woman
Origin: ME bird, brid < OE bridd, bird, orig., young bird
intransitive verb
- to shoot or catch birds
- to engage in bird-watching
See bird in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- 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.
- See clay pigeon.
- Sports See shuttlecock.
- Slang A rocket, guided missile, satellite, or airplane.
- Slang A person, especially one who is odd or remarkable: a sly old bird.
- Chiefly British Slang A young woman.
- Slang a. A loud sound expressing disapproval; a raspberry.b. Discharge from employment: lost a big sale and nearly got the bird.
- An obscene gesture of anger, defiance, or derision made by pointing or jabbing the middle finger upward.
- To observe and identify birds in their natural surroundings.
- To trap, shoot, or catch birds.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English brid, young bird
.Related Forms:
- birdˈing noun
American basketball player and coach. As a forward for the Boston Celtics (1979-1992), he helped lead the team to three world championships between 1981 and 1986 and was named the National Basketball Association's most valuable player three times.
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