PERCHING BIRD

Meaning of PERCHING BIRD in English

any member of the avian order Passeriformes.

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BIRD — I Any of the warm-blooded, beaked A covering of feather s distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERCHING — adjective Etymology: from present participle of perch (II) 1. : coming to rest usually on an elevated perch (as a …
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PERCHING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Perch
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PERCHING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Perch
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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PERCHING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of perch.
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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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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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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
BIRD — bird, Bird BrE AmE bɜːd AmE bɝːd ▷ birding ˈbɜːd ɪŋ AmE ˈbɝːd ɪŋ ▷ birds bɜːdz AmE \ bɝːdz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIRD — / bɜːd; NAmE bɜːrd/ noun 1. a creature that is covered with feathers and has two wings and two legs. …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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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BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
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. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
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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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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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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PERCHING — Perching
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BIRD — 1. сущ. 1) птица; птичка, пташка land bird — наземная птица migratory bird, bird of passage — перелетная птица tropical …
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BIRD — 1. сущ. 1) птица; птичка, пташка land bird — наземная птица migratory bird, bird of passage — перелетная птица tropical bird — тропические птицы water …
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BIRD — птица - bird of Jove - bird of Juno - bird of passage - bird of prey - bird of providence - birds of paradise - bishop …
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BIRD — птица - bird of Jove - bird of Juno - bird of passage - bird of prey - bird of …
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PERCHING — Perching
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PERCHING — сидеть
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PERCHING DUCK
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PASSERINE — adjective Etymology: Latin passerinus of sparrows, from passer sparrow Date: 1776 of or relating to the largest order (Passeriformes) of …
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WOOD DUCK — North American duck ( Aix sponsa , family Anatidae); a popular game bird. Wood ducks, 17–21 in. (43–52 cm) long, …
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TAXONOMY — In biology, the classification of organisms into a hierarchy of groupings, from the general to the particular, that reflect evolutionary …
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SWIFT — Any of about 75 species (family Apodidae) of birds found almost worldwide. The fastest of small birds, swifts can fly …
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PHOEBE — Any of three species (family Tyrannidae, suborder Tyranni) of suboscine passerines with a habit of twitching their tail when perching. …
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PASSERINE — Any perching bird. All passerines belong to the largest order of birds, Passeriformes, and have feet specialized for holding onto …
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DUCK — I Any of various relatively small, short-necked, large-billed waterfowl (several genera in subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae). The legs of true …
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CROW — Any of more than 20 species of black perching birds (see passerine ) of the genus Corvus (family Corvidae) that …
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WHITEWASH — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: white (III) + wash, v. transitive verb 1. : to wash, treat, or cover with white …
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PERCHER — ˈpərchə(r), ˈpə̄ch-, ˈpəich- noun ( -s ) Etymology: perch (II) + -er : one that perches: as a. : a …
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PASSERIFORMES — ˌpasərəˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin passer + New Latin -iformes : the largest order of …
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OVERPERCH — transitive verb obsolete : to pass over as if by perching upon
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INSESSORIAL — |inˌse|sōrēəl adjective 1. [Latin insess us (past participle) + English -orial, as in raptorial ] : perching or adapted for …
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INSESSORES — ˌinˌseˈsōr(ˌ)ēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, plural of insessor waylayer (literally, one that sits on), …
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DENDROCYGNA — ˌdendrōˈsignə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from dendr- + -cygna (from Latin cygnus, cycnus swan) — more at cygnet …
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AMBIENS — ˈambēˌenz noun ( plural ambien·tes ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈenˌtēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, present participle of ambire : a thigh muscle of …
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INSESSORIAL — /in'seuh sawr"ee euhl, -sohr"-/ , adj. 1. adapted for perching, as a bird's foot. 2. habitually perching, as a bird. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PASSERIFORM — also called passerine, or perching bird any member of the order Passeriformes, the largest order of birds and the dominant …
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DUCK — (from Dutch doek, cloth), any of a broad range of strong, durable, plainwoven fabrics made originally from tow yarns and …
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APODIFORM — Chestnut-collared swift (Cypseloides rutilus) (order Apodiformes), any member of one of two groups of birds, the swifts and the hummingbirds, …
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ANATIDAE — bird family that includes ducks, geese, and swans; it constitutes the suborder Anseresby far the larger part of the order …
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PERCH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird perches (= stands on a something above the ground ) ▪ Beautiful …
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IMPOSSIBLE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an impossible dream (= about something that cannot happen ) ▪ Having a number …
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PASSERINE — n. Any perching bird. All passerines belong to the largest order of birds, Passeriformes, and have feet specialized for holding …
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