bird
/bɜːrd/ · bird
noun
- A warm‑blooded, egg‑laying vertebrate of the class Aves, typically having feathers, wings, and a beak. The robin is a common bird that builds its nest in garden hedges.
- A person, especially a woman, used informally in British slang. He was always trying to impress the birds at the club.
- A small, lightweight aircraft, especially one used for recreational flying. She bought a vintage bird to fly over the coast on weekends.
verb
- To go birdwatching; to observe or study birds in their natural habitat. Every spring we bird in the marshes near the river.
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Did you know? The word ‘bird’ originally referred only to a young bird or nestling, and its broader sense for all feathered animals only emerged in the 14th century.