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A feathered, two legged animal that flies.

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Usage examples (34)
  • The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
  • To my mind, the term bird refuge didn't contain any ambiguity.
  • A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word
  • It really depends on the range the bird is at how high up I aim.
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  • The feet of the bird (winged, feathered creature) were burred (having a rough edge).
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