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- Dictionarybird/bərd/
noun
- 1. a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, and a beak and (typically) by being able to fly.
- 2. a person of a specified kind or character: informal "I'm a pretty tough old bird"
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1. archaic : the young of a feathered vertebrate. 2. : any of a class (Aves) of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings. 3. : a game bird. 4. : clay pigeon. 5. a. : fellow. b. : a peculiar person. chiefly British : girl. 6. : shuttlecock. 7.
a creature with feathers and wings, usually able to fly: a flock of birds. Bird is often used in combination to describe a particular type of bird: a bluebird / hummingbird / mockingbird. (Definition of bird from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves ( / ˈeɪviːz / ), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
noun. 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. a fowl or game bird. Sports. clay pigeon.
A bird is an animal with wings, feathers, and two legs. Birds, from chickens to crows, are also warm-blooded and lay eggs. Most birds can fly using their wings, and when you visit the coast you'll see various sea birds like gulls, terns, and cormorants.
Jun 22, 2024 · Bird, any of the more than 10,400 living species unique in having feathers, the major characteristic that distinguishes them from other animals. They are warm-blooded vertebrates more related to reptiles than mammals. Learn more about birds in this article.
noun. 1. any warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate of the class Aves, characterized by a body covering of feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. Birds vary in size between the ostrich and the humming bird. Related adjectives: avian, ornithic. 2. informal.
