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Bird

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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Archaeopteryx 76% connected

A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebrae with feathers along each side, and jaws armed wit…

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Carinate 76% connected

Alt. of Carinated

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Cock 76% connected

The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls.

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Gallinacean 76% connected

One of the Gallinae or gallinaceous birds.

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Hen 76% connected

The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen.

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Parrot 76% connected

In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.

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Passerine 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the Passeres.

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Poultry 76% connected

Domestic fowls reared for the table, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese.

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Raptor 76% connected

A ravisher; a plunderer.

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Ratite 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the Ratitae.

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Trogon 76% connected

Any one of numerous species of beautiful tropical birds belonging to the family Trogonidae. They are noted for the brilliant colors and the resplende…

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Call 76% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Cry 76% connected

To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

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Girl 76% connected

A young person of either sex; a child.

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Meat 76% connected

Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the meat of a lobster, a nut, or an…

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Miss 76% connected

A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See Mistress, 5.

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Missy 76% connected

See Misy.

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Observe 76% connected

To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or…

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Outcry 76% connected

A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.

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Shout 76% connected

To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

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Vertebrate 76% connected

One of the Vertebrata.

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Vociferation 76% connected

The act of vociferating; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.

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Yell 76% connected

To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.

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Birder 74% connected

A birdcatcher.

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Birder 74% connected

A birdcatcher.

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Snort 74% connected

To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play.

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Snort 74% connected

To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play.

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Air sac 70% connected

One of the spaces in different parts of the bodies of birds, which are filled with air and connected with the air passages of the lungs; an air cell.

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Beak 70% connected

The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is…

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Bill 70% connected

A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.

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Croup 70% connected

The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle.

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Drumstick 70% connected

A stick with which a drum is beaten.

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Fowl 70% connected

Any bird; esp., any large edible bird.

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Furcula 70% connected

A forked process; the wishbone or furculum.

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Giblet 70% connected

Made of giblets; as, a giblet pie.

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Giblets 70% connected

The inmeats, or edible viscera (heart, gizzard, liver, etc.), of poultry.

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Neb 70% connected

The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen.

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Nib 70% connected

A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.

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Oyster 70% connected

Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts,…

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Pecker 70% connected

One who, or that which, pecks; specif., a bird that pecks holes in trees; a woodpecker.

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Pennon 70% connected

A wing; a pinion.

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Pinion 70% connected

A moth of the genus Lithophane, as L. antennata, whose larva bores large holes in young peaches and apples.

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Plumage 70% connected

The entire clothing of a bird.

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Plume 70% connected

A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.

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Rump 70% connected

The end of the backbone of an animal, with the parts adjacent; the buttock or buttocks.

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Syrinx 70% connected

A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also pandean pipes.

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Thigh 70% connected

The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur.

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Uropygium 70% connected

The prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body, which supports the feathers of the tail; the rump; -- sometimes called pope's nose.

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Wing 70% connected

One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight, but in the cas…

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Wishbone 70% connected

The forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; -- called also merrythought, and wishing bone. See Merrythought, and Furculum.

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Flock 70% connected

A company or collection of living creatures; -- especially applied to sheep and birds, rarely to persons or (except in the plural) to cattle and othe…

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Birdie 92% connected

A pretty or dear little bird; -- a pet name.

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Chick 92% connected

To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate.

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Dame 92% connected

A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a woman in authority; especially, a lady.

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Doll 92% connected

A child's puppet; a toy baby for a little girl.

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Fowl 92% connected

Any bird; esp., any large edible bird.

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Hiss 92% connected

To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a…

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Hoot 92% connected

To cry out or shout in contempt.

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Raspberry 92% connected

The thimble-shaped fruit of the Rubus Idaeus and other similar brambles; as, the black, the red, and the white raspberry.

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Shuttle 92% connected

An instrument used in weaving for passing or shooting the thread of the woof from one side of the cloth to the other between the threads of the warp.

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Shuttlecock 92% connected

A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself.

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Skirt 92% connected

The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or a mantle.

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Snort 92% connected

To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play.

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Wench 92% connected

A young woman; a girl; a maiden.

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