Definition of bird

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Bird (n.) Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2)..

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Piririgua :: Piririgua (n.) A South American bird (Guira guira) allied to the cuckoos.
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird..
Fly :: Fly (v. t.) To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc..
Flutter :: Flutter (v. t.) To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings..
Frontlet :: Frontlet (n.) The margin of the head, behind the bill of birds, often bearing rigid bristles..
Paragnathous :: Paragnathous (a.) Having both mandibles of equal length, the tips meeting, as in certain birds..
Flycatcher :: Flycatcher (n.) One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing..
Gular :: Gular (a.) Pertaining to the gula or throat; as, gular plates. See Illust. of Bird, and Bowfin..
Feather :: Feather (v. i.) To grow or form feathers; to become feathered; -- often with out; as, the birds are feathering out..
Cormorant :: Cormorant (n.) Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens, and coalgeese..
Supra-auricular :: Supra-auricular (a.) Situated above the ear coverts, or auriculars; -- said of certain feathers of birds..
Winged :: Winged (a.) Fanned with wings; swarming with birds.
Robin :: Robin (n.) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See Indian robin, below..
Passage :: Passage (v. i.) The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the passage of fluids through the pores or channels of the body..
Epiornis :: Epiornis (n.) One of the gigantic ostrichlike birds of the genus Aepiornis, only recently extinct. Its remains have been found in Madagascar..
Chippy :: Chippy (n.) A small American sparrow (Spizella socialis), very common near dwelling; -- also called chipping bird and chipping sparrow, from its simple note..
Nidulate :: Nidulate (v. i.) To make a nest, as a bird..
Plover :: Plover (n.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family Charadridae, and especially those belonging to the subfamily Charadrinsae. They are prized as game birds..
Psilopaedes :: Psilopaedes (n. pl.) birds whose young at first have down on the pterylae only; -- called also Gymnopaedes.
Junco :: "Junco (n.) Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American finches; -- called also snowbird, or blue snowbird..
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