bird | | |
n. (animal) | 1. bird | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. |
| ~ craniate, vertebrate | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium. |
| ~ aves, class aves | (ornithology) the class of birds. |
| ~ dickey-bird, dickeybird, dicky-bird, dickybird | small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds. |
| ~ cock | adult male bird. |
| ~ hen | adult female bird. |
| ~ nester | a bird that has built (or is building) a nest. |
| ~ night bird | any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc. |
| ~ bird of passage | any bird that migrates seasonally. |
| ~ protoavis | most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having bird-like jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs. |
| ~ archaeopteryx, archaeopteryx lithographica, archeopteryx | extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds. |
| ~ sinornis | sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Jurassic period to the Cretaceous period having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds. |
| ~ ibero-mesornis | sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds. |
| ~ archaeornis | extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing. |
| ~ flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird | flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds. |
| ~ carinate, carinate bird, flying bird | birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles. |
| ~ passeriform bird, passerine | perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless. |
| ~ nonpasserine bird | chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes. |
| ~ bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird | any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals. |
| ~ beak, neb, nib, pecker, bill | horny projecting mouth of a bird. |
| ~ gallinacean, gallinaceous bird | heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds. |
| ~ parrot | usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds. |
| ~ cuculiform bird | birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos). |
| ~ coraciiform bird | chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes. |
| ~ apodiform bird | nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight. |
| ~ caprimulgiform bird | long-winged nonpasserine birds. |
| ~ piciform bird | any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood. |
| ~ trogon | forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails. |
| ~ aquatic bird | wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water. |
| ~ furcula | a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds. |
| ~ feather, plumage, plume | the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds. |
| ~ wing | a movable organ for flying (one of a pair). |
| ~ pennon, pinion | wing of a bird. |
| ~ bird's foot | the foot of a bird. |
| ~ uropygium | posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow. |
| ~ croupe, rump, croup, hindquarters | the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks. |
| ~ air sac | any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds. |
| ~ preen gland, uropygial gland | oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds. |
| ~ syrinx | the vocal organ of a bird. |
| ~ twitterer | a bird that twitters. |
| ~ bird, fowl | the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food. |
| ~ flock | a group of birds. |
n. (food) | 2. bird, fowl | the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food. |
| ~ bird | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. |
| ~ wishbone, wishing bone | the furcula of a domestic fowl. |
| ~ poultry | flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food. |
| ~ wildfowl | flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food. |
| ~ drumstick | the lower joint of the leg of a fowl. |
| ~ second joint, thigh | the upper joint of the leg of a fowl. |
| ~ wing | the wing of a fowl.; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings" |
| ~ giblet, giblets | edible viscera of a fowl. |
| ~ oyster | a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl. |
| ~ parson's nose, pope's nose | the tail of a dressed fowl. |
| ~ meat | the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food. |
| ~ dark meat | the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food. |
n. (person) | 3. bird, chick, dame, doll, skirt, wench | informal terms for a (young) woman. |
| ~ fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman | a young woman.; "a young lady of 18" |
n. (communication) | 4. bird, boo, bronx cheer, hiss, hoot, raspberry, razz, razzing, snort | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt. |
| ~ cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call | a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition.; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" |
n. (artifact) | 5. bird, birdie, shuttle, shuttlecock | badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers. |
| ~ badminton equipment | equipment for playing the game of badminton. |
v. (competition) | 6. bird, birdwatch | watch and study birds in their natural habitat. |
| ~ observe | watch attentively.; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals" |
fowl | | |
n. (animal) | 1. domestic fowl, fowl, poultry | a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl. |
| ~ gallinacean, gallinaceous bird | heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds. |
| ~ dorking | an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled). |
| ~ plymouth rock | an American breed of domestic fowl. |
| ~ cornish fowl, cornish | English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters. |
| ~ rock cornish | small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl. |
| ~ game fowl | any of several breeds reared for cockfighting. |
| ~ cochin, cochin china | Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs. |
| ~ genus gallus, gallus | common domestic birds and related forms. |
| ~ gallus gallus, chicken | a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl. |
| ~ bantam | any of various small breeds of fowl. |
| ~ meleagris gallopavo, turkey | large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food. |
| ~ guinea fowl, numida meleagris, guinea | a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world. |
| ~ saddle | posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl. |
| ~ poultry | flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food. |
v. (competition) | 2. fowl | hunt fowl. |
| ~ hunt, hunt down, track down, run | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).; "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
v. (competition) | 3. fowl | hunt fowl in the forest. |
| ~ grouse | hunt grouse. |
| ~ hunt, hunt down, track down, run | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).; "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
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