Meaning & use

bird

noun·Everyday

A warm-blooded animal with feathers, wings, and a beak that most often can fly.

See it in a sentence

A small bird landed on the windowsill and pecked curiously at the glass.

Thousands of birds migrate south along this coast every autumn.

A note on using this word

Bird is the general term; specific kinds, like 'sparrow' or 'eagle,' are usually preferred when precision matters.

Words with a similar meaning

fowlavian

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