bird (/bɜːd/)
noun · Beginner · Daily Life
🔊 /bɜːd/
Meaning
Meaning: feathered animal
A warm-blooded animal with feathers, wings, and a beak, most of which can fly.
Examples
🗣 A small bird landed on the feeder outside and pecked busily at the scattered seeds.
Etymology
From Old English ‘bridd’, originally meaning a young bird or nestling.
How & Where It’s Used
Refers to the animal; also in idioms like ‘a bird in the hand’.
Tags: animals, nature