bird

noun [C] (CREATURE)

/bɜːd/

/bɝːd/

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A1 a creature with feathers and wings, usually able to fly: caged/wild birds wading birds Most birds lay eggs in the spring. Penguins and ostriches are flightless birds (= they cannot fly). We watched a flock of birds fly over the field. → See also dicky bird, hummingbird, songbirdBirds - general words

(Definition of bird noun (CREATURE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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