Illustration of bird
- 1 crest
- 2 crown
- 3 bill
- 4 throat
- 5 auricular region
- 6 breast
- 7 scapulars
- 8 abdomen
- 9 tarsus
- 10 upper wing coverts
- 11 primaries
- 12 secondaries
- 13 rectrix
- 14 tail
often attributive
1
archaic
: the young of a feathered vertebrate
2
: any of a class (Aves) of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings
3
: a game bird
4
6
7
chiefly British
a
: a hissing or jeering sound expressive of disapproval
b
: dismissal from employment
8
: a thin piece of meat rolled up with stuffing and cooked
9
: a man-made object (such as an aircraft, rocket, or satellite) that resembles a bird especially by flying or being aloft
10
: an obscene gesture of contempt made by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers down
—usually used with the
called also finger
11
Examples of bird in a Sentence
Noun
A large bird flew overhead.
The birds were singing outside our window.
He's a tough old bird.
We met some smashing birds at the pub last night.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The birds were flying all around, and the dogs were reacting — but at the last eclipse, there was a total calm.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
From birding to sailing, there are a host of adventures waiting for kids within Orange County’s network of camps.
—Liz Ohanesian, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The song entranced a crowd of eclipse chasers while the birds flocked and some passing dogs barked.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The birds were flying all around, and the dogs were reacting — but at the last eclipse, there was a total calm.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
From birding tourism to pest control and pollination, birds generate nearly $280 billion annually for the U.S. economy, the report finds.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
From birding to sailing, there are a host of adventures waiting for kids within Orange County’s network of camps.
—Liz Ohanesian, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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bird
1 of 2 noun1
: any of a class of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animals with the body covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings
2
: individual sense 2, fellow
especially
: a peculiar person
bird
2 of 2 verb
: to observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment
birder
noun
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