kind of bird (noun)

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• bird — ► NOUN 1) a warm blooded egg laying vertebrate animal which has feathers, wings, and a beak, and typically is able to fly. 2) informal a person of a specified kind or character: she s a sharp old bird. 3) Brit. informal a young woman or… …   English terms dictionary

• bird — noun (C) 1 BIRD a creature with wings and feathers that lays eggs and can usually fly: The tree was full of tiny, brightly coloured birds. 2 a little bird told me spoken used to say that you know something, but you will not say how you found out …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bird — noun 1》 a warm blooded egg laying vertebrate animal of a class distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, and a beak, typically able to fly. [Class Aves.] 2》 informal a person of a specified kind or character: she s a sharp old bird. 3》… …   English new terms dictionary

• bird — I. /bɜd / (say berd) noun 1. any of the Aves, a class of warm blooded vertebrates having a body more or less completely covered with feathers, and the forelimbs so modified as to form wings by means of which most species fly. 2. Sport a. a game… …  

• kind — 1. adjective she is such a kind and caring person Syn: kindly, good natured, kindhearted, warmhearted, caring, affectionate, loving, warm; considerate, helpful, thoughtful, obliging, unselfish, selfless, altruistic, good, attentive; compassiona …   Thesaurus of popular words

• cage-bird — cageˈ bird noun A bird of a kind habitually kept in a cage • • • Main Entry: ↑cage …   Useful english dictionary

• cage bird — noun a bird of a kind customarily kept in a cage …   English new terms dictionary

• Collective noun — In linguistics, a collective noun is a word used to define a group of objects, where objects can be people, animals, emotions, inanimate things, concepts, or other things. For example, in the phrase a pride of lions , pride is a collective noun.… …   Wikipedia

• scrub|bird — «SKRUHB BURD», noun. either of two wrenlike perching birds that live in the dense scrub of Australia. One kind is nearly extinct …   Useful english dictionary

• tick|bird — «TIHK BURD», noun. 1. the ani, a kind of cuckoo. It often feeds on ticks that infest cattle and other animals. 2. = oxpecker. (Cf. ↑oxpecker) …   Useful english dictionary

• yard|bird — «YAHRD BURD», noun. Slang. 1. an army recruit: »The hero is a bemused, irreverent yardbird who gets himself and his officers into every kind of Army life trouble (Newsweek). 2. a member of any one of the armed forces, restricted to camp or given… …   Useful english dictionary