1. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
   "The birdwatcher spotted a rare species of bird in the forest";
   - birdie [informal]
    
2. The flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
   "They served roasted bird at the medieval-themed banquet";
   - fowl
    
3. [informal] A (young) woman regarded as being sexually attractive
   "The term 'dolly bird' is now considered outdated and offensive";
   - doll [informal], wench [archaic, informal], skirt [informal], chick [informal], dolly bird [informal], bit of skirt [informal], bit of fluff [informal]
    
4. Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
   "The players volleyed the bird back and forth over the net";
   - shuttlecock, birdie, shuttle

1. Watch and study birds in their natural habitat
   "They birded in the national park all weekend";
   - birdwatch

Sounds like: burred, Byrd

Derived forms: birds, birded, birding

Type of: badminton equipment, craniate, fille, girl, meat, miss, missy [informal], observe, vertebrate, young lady, young woman

Part of: Aves, class Aves, flock

Encyclopedia: Bird, Maria