bird

noun
/ˈbɜːd/

An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.

Example

“Ducks and sparrows are birds.”

Other meanings

A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.
The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.

A kind of

vertebrate

Kinds of bird

hen
night bird
ratite
flying bird
parrot
aquatic bird

Example sentences

“Some birds migrate to roost during specific seasons.”
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“There's a squirrel stuck in the bird feeder.”
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“Crocodiles are the closest living relatives of birds.”
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Word history

From Old English "bridd" (chick, fledgling, chicken).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “bird” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.