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• Beak — For other uses, see Beak (disambiguation). Comparison of bird beaks, displaying different shapes adapted to different feeding methods. Not to scale. The beak, bill or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds which is used for eating… …   Wikipedia

• Bird anatomy — Bird anatomy, or the physiological structure of birds bodies, shows many unique adaptations, mostly aiding flight. Birds have evolved a light skeletal system and light but powerful musculature which, along with circulatory and respiratory systems …   Wikipedia

• Bird vocalization — Bird song redirects here. For other uses, see Birdsong (disambiguation). A male Blackbird (Turdus merula) singing. Bogense havn, Funen, Denmark.   …   Wikipedia

• bird — birdless, adj. /berrd/, n. 1. any warm blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard shelled egg. 2. a fowl or game bird. 3 …   Universalium

• Bird — /berrd/, n. Larry, born 1956, U.S. basketball player. * * * I Any of the warm blooded, beaked vertebrates of the class Aves, including more than 9,600 living species. A covering of feathers distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a …   Universalium

• Bird flight — Flight is the main mode of locomotion used by most of the world s bird species. Flight assists birds while feeding, breeding and avoiding predators.Evolution of bird flightMost paleontologists agree that birds evolved from small theropod… …   Wikipedia

• beak — beak1 noun 1》 a bird s horny projecting jaws; a bill.     ↘a projecting jaw in some other animals. 2》 a projection at the prow of an ancient warship, used to pierce the hulls of enemy ships. Derivatives beaked adjective Origin ME: from OFr. bec,… …   English new terms dictionary

• beak — 1. n. 1 a a bird s horny projecting jaws; a bill. b the similar projecting jaw of other animals, e.g. a turtle. 2 sl. a hooked nose. 3 Naut. hist. the projection at the prow of a warship. 4 a spout. Derivatives: beaked adj. beaky adj. Etymology:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Koo-Koo the Bird Girl — Koo Koo, the Bird Girl was born Minnie Woolsey in 1880. When she died is unknown, but accounts show that she was still alive in 1960. Woolsey suffered from a rare skeletal disorder called Virchow Seckel syndrome, which caused her to have a very… …   Wikipedia

• Mandible — This article is about the vertebrate jawbone. For the human jawbone, see human mandible. For other uses, see Mandible (disambiguation). Sperm whale mandible In vertebrates, the mandible, lower jaw or jawbone is a bone forming the skull with the… …   Wikipedia

• List of Oz characters — For characters in the American TV series, see List of Oz (TV series) characters. This is a list of characters in the Oz books of L. Frank Baum, Ruth Plumly Thompson, John R. Neill, Jack Snow, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Eloise Jarvis McGraw and Lauren …   Wikipedia