BRAIN-FEVER BIRD

Meaning of BRAIN-FEVER BIRD in English

noun

Etymology: from the resemblance of its cry to the words brain fever

: an Indian hawk cuckoo ( Cuculus varius ) having a loud, shrill, repetitive cry ; also : any of several related birds with monotonous cries

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

FEVER — I or pyrexia Abnormally high body temperature or a disease characterized by it. It most often occurs with infection . …
Английский словарь Британика
BIRD — I Any of the warm-blooded, beaked A covering of feather s distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a …
Английский словарь Британика
FEVER — I. ˈfēvə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fēfer, fēfor, from Latin febris; …
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FEVER — (n.) A diseased state of the system, marked by increased heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement of …
Английский словарь Webster
FEVER — — feverless , adj. /fee"veuhr/ , n. 1. an abnormal condition of the body, characterized by undue rise in temperature, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRAIN — — brainlike , adj. /brayn/ , n. 1. Anat. , Zool. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FEVER — I. ˈfē-vər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fēfer, from Latin febris Date: before 12th century 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRAIN — I. ˈbrān noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brægen; akin to Middle Low German bregen brain, and perhaps to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FEVER — vt to put into a fever; to affect with fever; as, a fevered lip. 2. fever ·noun excessive excitement of …
Webster English vocab
BRAIN — noun the affections; fancy; imagination. 2. brain ·noun the organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding. 3. brain ·noun …
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BIRD — noun fig.: a girl; a maiden. 2. bird ·vi to catch or shoot birds. 3. bird ·noun specifically, among sportsmen, …
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FEVER — [fe.ver] n [ME, fr. OE fefer, fr. L febris] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a rise of body temperature above the …
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BRAIN — [brain] n [ME, fr. OE braegen; akin to MLG bregen brain, and perh. to Gk brechmos front part of the …
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BIRD — [bird] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE bridd] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: the young of a feathered vertebrate 2: any …
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Britannica English vocabulary
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Britannica English vocabulary
BIRD — warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, unique in having feathers and forelimbs modified into wings. The dispersal of birds is …
Britannica English vocabulary
FEVER — fever BrE AmE ˈfiːv ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ fever|ed d ▷ fever|s z ▶ ˈ fever pitch, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BRAIN — brain, Brain BrE AmE breɪn ▷ brained breɪnd ▷ braining ˈbreɪn ɪŋ ▷ brains breɪnz ▶ ˈ brain ˌ damage …
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BIRD — bird, Bird BrE AmE bɜːd AmE bɝːd ▷ birding ˈbɜːd ɪŋ AmE ˈbɝːd ɪŋ ▷ birds bɜːdz AmE \ bɝːdz …
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FEVER — / ˈfiːvə(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] a medical condition in which a person has a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRAIN — / breɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun IN HEAD 1. [ C ] the organ inside the head …
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BIRD — / bɜːd; NAmE bɜːrd/ noun 1. a creature that is covered with feathers and has two wings and two legs. …
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FEVER — fe ‧ ver /ˈfiːvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 900-1000 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: febris ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRAIN — I. brain 1 S2 W2 /breɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: brægen ] 1 . ORGAN …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FEVER — n. & v. --n. 1 a an abnormally high body temperature, often with delirium etc. b a disease characterized by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRAIN — n. & v. --n. 1 an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FEVER — n. & v. n. 1 a an abnormally high body temperature, often with delirium etc. b a disease characterized by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRAIN — n. & v. n. 1 an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
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FEVER — n. & v. --n. 1. a an abnormally high body temperature, often with delirium etc. b a disease characterized by …
Oxford English vocab
BRAIN — n. & v. --n. 1. an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the …
Oxford English vocab
BIRD — n.1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
FEVER — ( fevers) 1. If you have a fever when you are ill, your body temperature is higher than usual and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRAIN — ( brains) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your brain is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FEVER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cabin fever dengue fever fever blister fever pitch (= a very excited level ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blood/brain/liver etc disorder ▪ She suffers from a rare brain disorder. a blood/nerve/brain/muscle …
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BIRD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest bird dog bird flu bird of …
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FEVER — [noun] - a medical condition in which the body temperature is higher than usual and the heart beats very fast, …
Cambridge English vocab
BIRD — (PERSON) [noun] [C] - (informal) a person of the type stated, or (UK and ANZ slang) a (young) woman(informal) He's …
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FEVER — n. undulant fever Mediterranean fever Malta fever dandy fever breakbone fever typhoid fever hay fever hemorrhagic fever swine fever glandular …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIRD — n. elephant bird bird of prey bird stone bird's foot trefoil Bird Larry Joe bird of paradise bird watching frigate …
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FEVER — Synonyms and related words : abscess, agitation, ague, amok, anemia, animal heat, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, attack, …
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FEVER — noun 1 high temperature ADJECTIVE ▪ high , raging ▪ She had a very high ~. ▪ mild , slight …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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FEVER — n. 25B6; noun he developed fever : FEVERISHNESS, high temperature, febrility; Medicine pyrexia; informal temperature. a fever of excitement : …
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FEVER — noun BAD : I'd caught a cold and had a high fever. GOOD : I'd caught a cold and had …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
BRAIN — Browsing/Retrieval Advanced Interface (developed by Fst ) (Italian) BRAIN e' un nuovo sistema di ricerca che facilita il reperimento di …
Acronyms - Misc English vocab
FEVER — 1. сущ. 1) жар, лихорадка; какое-л. заболевание, основным симптомом которого является очень высокая температура to come down with a fever, …
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BRAIN — 1. сущ. 1) мозг The power of thinking depends upon the brain. ≈ Мыслительная сила зависит от головного мозга. disease …
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FEVER — fever.ogg 1. ʹfi:və n 1. 1> жар, лихорадочное состояние he has a high fever - у него сильный жар /высокая …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BRAIN — brain.ogg 1. breın n 1. 1> головной мозг disease of the brain - болезнь мозга to blow out one's brains …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIRD
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FEVER — fever сущ.1) жар, лихорадка; какое-л. заболевание, основным симптомом которого является очень высокая температура to come down with a fever, to …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FEVER — 1. ʹfi:və n 1. 1> жар, лихорадочное состояние he has a high fever - у него сильный жар /высокая температура/ …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BRAIN — 1. breın n 1. 1> головной мозг disease of the brain - болезнь мозга to blow out one's brains - …
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