1. Noun
Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
2. Noun
A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.
3. Noun
Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
4. Noun
Fig.: A girl; a maiden.
5. Verb
To catch or shoot birds.
6. Verb
Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
7. Noun
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
8. Noun
the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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