I. ˈbərd noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English brid, bird, from Old English bridd
Date: before 12th century
1. archaic : the young of a feathered vertebrate
2. : any of a class (Aves) of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings
3. : a game bird
4. : clay pigeon
5.
a. : fellow
b. : a peculiar person
c. chiefly British : girl
6. : shuttlecock
7. chiefly British
a. : a hissing or jeering sound expressive of disapproval
b. : dismissal from employment
8. : a thin piece of meat rolled up with stuffing and cooked
9. : a man-made object (as an aircraft, rocket, or satellite) that resembles a bird especially by flying or being aloft
10. : an obscene gesture of contempt made by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers down — usually used with the ; called also finger
11. : birdie 2
• bird·like -ˌlīk adjective
•
- for the birds
[
bird 2 (kingfisher): 1 crest, 2 crown, 3 bill, 4 throat, 5 auricular region, 6 breast, 7 scapulars, 8 abdomen, 9 tarsus, 10 upper wing coverts, 11 primaries, 12 secondaries, 13 rectrix, 14 tail
]
II. intransitive verb
Date: 1918
: to observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment