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Words people most associate with “bird”:

  1. fly,
  2. mammal,
  3. nest,
  4. feather,
  5. wings

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Noun (5 meanings)

1. warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings.

bird

bird is a type of:
  • vertebrate, craniate (noun) - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
types of bird:
  • Ibero-mesornis (noun) - sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail
  • Sinornis (noun) - sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Jurassic period to the Cretaceous period having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail
  • apodiform bird (noun) - nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet
  • aquatic bird (noun) - wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
  • archaeopteryx, archeopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographica (noun) - extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones
  • archaeornis (noun) - extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing
  • bird of passage (noun) - any bird that migrates seasonally
  • bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird (noun) - any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
  • caprimulgiform bird (noun) - long-winged nonpasserine birds
  • carinate, carinate bird, flying bird (noun) - birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles
  • cock (noun) - adult male bird
  • coraciiform bird (noun) - chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes
  • cuculiform bird (noun) - birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)
  • dickeybird, dickey-bird, dickybird, dicky-bird (noun) - small bird
  • gallinaceous bird, gallinacean (noun) - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
  • hen (noun) - adult female bird
  • nester (noun) - a bird that has built (or is building) a nest
  • night bird (noun) - any bird associated with night: owl
  • nonpasserine bird (noun) - chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes
  • parrot (noun) - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
  • passerine, passeriform bird (noun) - perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch
  • piciform bird (noun) - any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood
  • protoavis (noun) - most primitive avian type known
  • ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird (noun) - flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches
  • trogon (noun) - forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails
  • twitterer (noun) - a bird that twitters
bird is a member of:
parts of bird:
  • air sac (noun) - any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds
  • beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker (noun) - horny projecting mouth of a bird
  • bird, fowl (noun) - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
  • bird's foot (noun) - the foot of a bird
  • feather, plume, plumage (noun) - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
  • furcula (noun) - a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds
  • hindquarters, croup, croupe, rump (noun) - the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
  • pennon, pinion (noun) - wing of a bird
  • syrinx (noun) - the vocal organ of a bird
  • uropygial gland, preen gland (noun) - oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds
  • uropygium (noun) - posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow
  • wing (noun) - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
bird is derivationally related to:
  • to bird, birdwatch (verb) - watch and study birds in their natural habitat
Member of this domain - TOPIC:
  • chirpy (adjective) - (birds or insects) characterized by or tending to chirp

2. the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food.

bird, fowl

bird is a type of:
  • meat (noun) - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
types of bird:
  • poultry (noun) - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
  • wildfowl (noun) - flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
bird is a part of:
  • bird (noun) - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
parts of bird:

3. informal terms for a (young) woman.

dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird

bird is a type of:

4. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.

boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird

bird is a type of:
bird is derivationally related to:
  • to boo, hiss (verb) - show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
  • to hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate (verb) - make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
  • to hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate (verb) - express or utter with a hiss
  • to hoot (verb) - to utter a loud clamorous shout
  • to snort (verb) - indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose

5. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers.

shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttle

bird is a type of:
bird is derivationally related to:
  • to shuttlecock (verb) - send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock

Verb (1 meaning)

1. watch and study birds in their natural habitat.

to bird, birdwatch

to bird is a way to:
  • to observe (verb) - watch attentively
to bird is derivationally related to:
  • bird (noun) - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
  • bird watcher, birder (noun) - a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats
  • ornithologist, bird watcher (noun) - a zoologist who studies birds