单词 | birdhood |
释义 | birdhoodn. rare. The state or condition of being a bird. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > [noun] > state or condition of birdhood1839 1839 F. Trollope Widow Barnaby I. i. 14 She sits abrood, lonely, fasting, and apart from all the joys of birdhood. 1884 Cent. Mag. 28 483 The vigor of waxing birdhood thrills my throat. 2003 Richmond (Va.) Times Disp. (Nexis) 19 Nov. b1 If the falcon survived the perils of young birdhood, it probably flew to another area. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1839 |
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