BIRD

Bird

Birds are feathered, winged, two-legged, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates. Aves ranks as the tetrapod class with the most living species, approximately ten thousand. Extant birds belong to the subclass Neornithes, living worldwide and ranging in size from the Bee Hummingbird to the Ostrich. The fossil record indicates that birds emerged within the theropod dinosaurs during the Jurassic period, around Birds are the only living members of the clade that originated with the earliest dinosaurs.

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bird

Noun

  1. A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.
    Ducks and sparrows are birds.
  2. A man, fellow.
  3. A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.
  4. Girlfriend.
    Mike went out with his bird last night.
  5. An airplane.
  6. A chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A prison sentence.
    He’s doing bird.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.

Noun (etymology 4)

  1. A penis.
    Don't Touch My Bird.

Verb

  1. To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment
  2. To catch or shoot birds.
  3. To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.


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