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单词 birddom
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birddomn.

Brit. /ˈbəːddəm/, U.S. /ˈbərddəm/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bird n., -dom suffix.
Etymology: < bird n. + -dom suffix.
The domain or world of birds; birds collectively.
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1840 Spectator 4 Apr. 324/2 The Eagle-Queen had appointed to the office of prime minister a bird whose natural province and real duties were those of court-jester... Such was the state of the government in Birddom at the time to which we refer.
1884 G. M. Fenn Sweet Mace i. 5 All bird-dom breaks into song.
2012 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 8 Aug. l8 Last winter I found a frozen cardinal head in a melting snow bank—that was the worst, a dreadful loss to birddom.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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