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noun

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Less specific
- vertebrate, craniate
More specific
- dickeybird, dickey-bird, dickybird, dicky-bird, cock, hen, nester, night bird, bird of passage, protoavis, archaeopteryx, archeopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographica, Sinornis, Ibero-mesornis (more)
Parts
- beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker, furcula, feather, plume, plumage, wing, pennon, pinion, bird's foot, uropygium, hindquarters (more)
Member of
- Aves, class Aves, flock
the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
Synonyms
- fowl
Less specific
- meat
More specific
- poultry, wildfowl
Parts
- wishbone, wishing bone, drumstick, second joint, thigh, wing, giblet, giblets, oyster, parson's nose, pope's nose, dark meat
Part of
- bird
informal terms for a (young) woman
Synonyms
- dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick
Less specific
- girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
Synonyms
- boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort
Less specific
- cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
Synonyms
- shuttlecock, birdie, shuttle
Less specific
- badminton equipment

verb

watch and study birds in their natural habitat
Synonyms
- birdwatch
Less specific
- observe