[bird] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE bridd] (bef. 12c) 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 Brit: girl
6: shuttlecock
7. chiefly Brit a: a hissing or jeering expressive of disapproval b: dismissal from employment 8: a thin piece of meat rolled up with stuffing and cooked 9: something (as an aircraft, rocket, or satellite) resembling a bird esp. by flying or being aloft 10: an obscene gesture of contempt made by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers down--usu. used with the--called also finger -- bird.like adj -- for the birds : worthless, ridiculous
[2]bird vi (1918): to observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment