bird

English Thesaurus

1. warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	craniate, vertebrate,
definition	:	animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	dickey-bird, dickeybird, dicky-bird, dickybird,
definition	:	small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	cock,
definition	:	adult male bird (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	hen,
definition	:	adult female bird (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	nester,
definition	:	a bird that has built (or is building) a nest (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	night bird,
definition	:	any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	bird of passage,
definition	:	any bird that migrates seasonally (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	protoavis,
definition	:	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 (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	archaeopteryx, archaeopteryx lithographica, archeopteryx,
definition	:	extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	sinornis,
definition	:	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 (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	ibero-mesornis,
definition	:	sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	archaeornis,
definition	:	extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird,
definition	:	flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	carinate, carinate bird, flying bird,
definition	:	birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	passeriform bird, passerine,
definition	:	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 (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	nonpasserine bird,
definition	:	chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird,
definition	:	any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	gallinacean, gallinaceous bird,
definition	:	heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	parrot,
definition	:	usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	cuculiform bird,
definition	:	birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos) (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	coraciiform bird,
definition	:	chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	apodiform bird,
definition	:	nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	caprimulgiform bird,
definition	:	long-winged nonpasserine birds (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	piciform bird,
definition	:	any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	trogon,
definition	:	forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	aquatic bird,
definition	:	wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	twitterer,
definition	:	a bird that twitters (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker,
definition	:	horny projecting mouth of a bird (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	furcula,
definition	:	a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	feather, plumage, plume,
definition	:	the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	wing,
definition	:	a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	pennon, pinion,
definition	:	wing of a bird (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	bird's foot,
definition	:	the foot of a bird (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	uropygium,
definition	:	posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	croup, croupe, hindquarters, rump,
definition	:	the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	air sac,
definition	:	any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	preen gland, uropygial gland,
definition	:	oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	syrinx,
definition	:	the vocal organ of a bird (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	bird, fowl,
definition	:	the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food (noun.food)

member meronym	:	aves, class aves,
definition	:	(ornithology) the class of birds (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	flock,
definition	:	a group of birds (noun.group)

2. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	badminton equipment,
definition	:	equipment for playing the game of badminton (noun.artifact)

3. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell,
definition	:	a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition (noun.communication)

4. the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food (noun.food)

hypernym	:	meat,
definition	:	the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food (noun.food)

hyponym	:	poultry,
definition	:	flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food (noun.food)

hyponym	:	wildfowl,
definition	:	flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food (noun.food)

part holonym	:	wishbone, wishing bone,
definition	:	the furcula of a domestic fowl (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	drumstick,
definition	:	the lower joint of the leg of a fowl (noun.food)

part holonym	:	second joint, thigh,
definition	:	the upper joint of the leg of a fowl (noun.food)

part holonym	:	wing,
definition	:	the wing of a fowl (noun.food)

part holonym	:	giblet, giblets,
definition	:	edible viscera of a fowl (noun.food)

part holonym	:	oyster,
definition	:	a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl (noun.food)

part holonym	:	parson's nose, pope's nose,
definition	:	the tail of a dressed fowl (noun.food)

part holonym	:	dark meat,
definition	:	the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food (noun.food)

part meronym	:	bird,
definition	:	warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (noun.animal)

5. informal terms for a (young) woman (noun.person)

hypernym	:	fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman,
definition	:	a young woman (noun.person)

6. watch and study birds in their natural habitat (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	observe,
definition	:	watch attentively (verb.perception)

7. warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (noun.animal)

derivation	:	bird, birdwatch,
definition	:	watch and study birds in their natural habitat (verb.competition)

domain member category	:	chirpy,
definition	:	(birds or insects) characterized by or tending to chirp (adj.pert)

8. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	shuttlecock,
definition	:	send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock (verb.competition)

9. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt (noun.communication)

derivation	:	bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit,
definition	:	harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication)

derivation	:	boo, hiss,
definition	:	show displeasure, as after a performance or speech (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hoot,
definition	:	to utter a loud clamorous shout (verb.communication)

derivation	:	snort,
definition	:	indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz,
definition	:	make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz,
definition	:	express or utter with a hiss (verb.communication)

10. watch and study birds in their natural habitat (verb.competition)

derivation	:	bird,
definition	:	warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (noun.animal)

derivation	:	bird watcher, birder,
definition	:	a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats (noun.person)

derivation	:	bird watcher, ornithologist,
definition	:	a zoologist who studies birds (noun.person)

11. warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (noun.animal)

derivation	:	bird, birdwatch,
definition	:	watch and study birds in their natural habitat (verb.competition)

domain member category	:	chirpy,
definition	:	(birds or insects) characterized by or tending to chirp (adj.pert)

12. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	shuttlecock,
definition	:	send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock (verb.competition)

13. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt (noun.communication)

derivation	:	bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit,
definition	:	harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication)

derivation	:	boo, hiss,
definition	:	show displeasure, as after a performance or speech (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hoot,
definition	:	to utter a loud clamorous shout (verb.communication)

derivation	:	snort,
definition	:	indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz,
definition	:	make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz,
definition	:	express or utter with a hiss (verb.communication)

14. watch and study birds in their natural habitat (verb.competition)

derivation	:	bird,
definition	:	warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (noun.animal)

derivation	:	bird watcher, birder,
definition	:	a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats (noun.person)

derivation	:	bird watcher, ornithologist,
definition	:	a zoologist who studies birds (noun.person)

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