Meaning of “bird” in the English Dictionary

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"bird" in English

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birdnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /bɜːd/ us ​ /bɝːd/

bird noun [ C ] (CREATURE)

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
songbird

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bird noun [ C ] (PERSON)

› informal a particular type of person:

He's a tough old bird.

› UK slang a young woman:

Is that Lee's new bird?

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Idiom(s)

be (strictly) for the birds
the bird has flown
a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush)
the birds and the bees
a bird's eye view
birds of a feather
birds of a feather flock together
do bird
flip/give sb the bird
(as) free as a bird

(Definition of “bird” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"bird" in American English

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birdnoun [ C ]

us ​ /bɜrd/

› a creature with feathers and wings, usually able to fly:

a flock of birds

› Bird is often used in combination to describe a particular type of bird:

a bluebird/hummingbird/mockingbird

(Definition of “bird” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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