1. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings 
2. The flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
   - fowl 
3. Informal term for a (young) woman
   - dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, dolly bird 
4. A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
   - boo, hoot, Bronx cheer [N. Amer], hiss, raspberry, razzing [N. Amer], razz [N. Amer], snort 
5. Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
   - shuttlecock, birdie, shuttle

1. Watch and study birds in their natural habitat
   - birdwatch

Sounds like: burred, Byrd

Derived forms: birds, birded, birding

See also: avian, birder

Type of: badminton equipment, call, craniate, cry, fille, girl, meat, miss, missy, observe, outcry, shout, vertebrate, vociferation, yell, young lady, young woman

Part of: Aves, class Aves, flock

Encyclopedia: Bird Bird, Albert

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