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fowl
A full-grown chicken, as distinguished from a springer, etc.
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  1. A full-grown chicken, as distinguished from a springer, etc.
  2. Any of various domestic birds used as food
  3. Any of various birds of the order Galliformes, especially the common, widely domesticated chicken (Gallus domesticus).
songbird
A passerine bird that makes vocal sounds that are like music
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  1. A passerine bird that makes vocal sounds that are like music
  2. A bird having a melodious song or call.
  3. Any of various birds of the suborder Passeri (formerly Oscines) of passerine birds, having a syrinx with musculature that allows for the production and learning of complicated songs; an oscine.
bird-of-prey
A carnivorous bird that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates.
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  1. A carnivorous bird that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates.
  2. Any of various carnivorous birds, such as eagles, hawks, and vultures, that hunt animals for food or feed on carrion.
  3. Any of an order (Falconiformes) of diurnal birds with sharp claws and hooked bills that capture, kill, and eat other animals or feed chiefly on carrion, such as hawks, falcons, vultures, and the osprey
raptor
A bird of prey, such as a hawk, eagle, or owl.
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  1. A bird of prey, such as a hawk, eagle, or owl.
  2. One of a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs.
  3. Any of various mostly small, slender, carnivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period. Raptors had hind legs that were adapted for leaping and large, curved claws used for grasping and tearing at prey. Raptors were probably related to birds, and some even had feathers.
shorebird
Any of various birds that frequent the shores of coastal or inland waters, such as a sandpiper, plover, or snipe.
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  1. Any of various birds that frequent the shores of coastal or inland waters, such as a sandpiper, plover, or snipe.
  2. Any of various birds that live, feed, or nest near the shore, esp. any of a suborder (Charadrii, order Charadriiformes) of birds that includes plovers, snipes, sandpipers, and avocets
  3. A bird, or species of birds, that is found near the edge of bodies of water.
seabird
Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.
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  1. Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.
  2. A bird living on or near the sea, as a gull or tern
  3. A bird, such as a petrel or albatross, that frequents the ocean, especially far from shore.
wader
(Chiefly in the plural) A waterproof boot that comes up to the hip, used by fishermen, etc.
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  1. (Chiefly in the plural) A waterproof boot that comes up to the hip, used by fishermen, etc.
  2. Waterproof hip boots or trousers worn especially while fishing.
  3. Waterproof overalls with bootlike parts for the feet, worn as by fishermen for wading in deep water
wading-bird
Any of various long-legged birds, of the order Ciconiiformes, such as cranes, herons, or storks, that wade in shallow water in search of food.
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  1. Any of various long-legged birds, of the order Ciconiiformes, such as cranes, herons, or storks, that wade in shallow water in search of food.
waterfowl
A waterbird, especially a swimming bird.
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  1. A waterbird, especially a swimming bird.
  2. Swimming game birds, such as ducks and geese, considered as a group.
  3. A water bird; esp., any of a family (Anatidae, order Anseriformes) of birds consisting of ducks, geese, and swans
ratite
A ratite bird, such as the ostrich or emu.
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  1. A ratite bird, such as the ostrich or emu.
cageling
(Uncommon) A bird that is kept confined in a cage.
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  1. (Uncommon) A bird that is kept confined in a cage.
chick
(Slang) A young woman
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  1. (Slang) A young woman
  2. (Now Rare) A child
  3. (Slang) A woman (especially one who is young and/or attractive).
nestling
A young child.
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  1. A young child.
  2. A young bird not yet ready to leave the nest
  3. A small bird that is still confined to the nest.
fledgling
(Figuratively) An immature, naïve and/or inexperienced person.
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  1. (Figuratively) An immature, naïve and/or inexperienced person.
  2. A young bird that has just grown the feathers needed to fly and is capable of surviving outside the nest.
  3. A young bird that has left the nest and has usually acquired flight feathers, but is often not yet able to fly.
birdie
(Sports) One stroke under par for a hole in golf.
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  1. (Sports) One stroke under par for a hole in golf.
  2. Any small bird: a child's word
wildfowl
Waterfowl
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  1. Waterfowl
  2. Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.
  3. A wild game bird, such as a duck, goose, or quail.
game
The score accumulated at any given time in a game:
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  1. The score accumulated at any given time in a game:
  2. (Informal) Evasive, trifling, or manipulative behavior:
  3. Fair game
partridge
Any of various birds resembling the partridge, as the ruffed grouse
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  1. Any of various birds resembling the partridge, as the ruffed grouse
  2. Any of a number of medium-sized, short-tailed gallinaceous birds (family Phasianidae), esp., an Old World species (Perdix perdix) with an orange-brown head, a grayish neck, and a rust-colored tail, now established in N U.S.
  3. Any of several game birds, such as the ruffed grouse or the bobwhite, similar to a partridge.
quail
Any of various similar or related birds of the Americas, such as the bobwhite or the California quail.
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  1. Any of various similar or related birds of the Americas, such as the bobwhite or the California quail.
  2. Any of a number of small, short-tailed gallinaceous birds (family Phasianidae), including the bobwhite
  3. Any of various primarily ground-dwelling birds of the genus Coturnix, especially C. coturnix, small in size and having mottled brown plumage and a short tail.
woodcock
(Obs.) A fool; dupe
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  1. (Obs.) A fool; dupe
  2. A smaller game bird (Scolopax minor) of the same family that frequents bogs and swampy places of E North America
  3. A migratory European shorebird (Scolopax rusticola) with short legs and a long bill, of the same family (Scolopacidae) as snipe: it is hunted as game
grouse
Any of various plump, chiefly ground-dwelling gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae of northern North America and Eurasia, characteristically having feathered legs and nostrils and mottled plumage.
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  1. Any of various plump, chiefly ground-dwelling gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae of northern North America and Eurasia, characteristically having feathered legs and nostrils and mottled plumage.
  2. A cause for complaint.
  3. Any of a family (Tetraonidae) of gallinaceous game birds with a round, plump body, feathered legs, feather-covered nostrils, and mottled feathers, as the ruffed grouse or sage grouse
person
(Grammar) Any of three groups of pronoun forms with corresponding verb inflections that distinguish the speaker (first person), the individual addressed (second person), and the individual or thing spoken of (third person).
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  1. (Grammar) Any of three groups of pronoun forms with corresponding verb inflections that distinguish the speaker (first person), the individual addressed (second person), and the individual or thing spoken of (third person).
  2. An individual of specified character:
  3. The living body of a human:
fellow
(Obs.) A person of a lower social class
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  1. (Obs.) A person of a lower social class
  2. A person; one
  3. (Obs.) A person who shares; partner or accomplice
guy
(Informal) A man; a fellow.
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  1. (Informal) A man; a fellow.
  2. An effigy of Guy Fawkes paraded through the streets of English towns and burned on Guy Fawkes Day.
  3. (Chiefly British) A person of odd or grotesque appearance or dress.
coot
Any of several waterbirds of the widely distributed genus Fulica, having dark-gray plumage, a black head and neck, and a white bill.
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  1. Any of several waterbirds of the widely distributed genus Fulica, having dark-gray plumage, a black head and neck, and a white bill.
  2. Any of a genus (Fulica) of ducklike, freshwater birds of the rail family, with long-lobed toes
  3. (Derogatory) An eccentric or crotchety person, especially an old man.
duck
Clothing made of duck, especially white trousers.
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  1. Clothing made of duck, especially white trousers.
  2. A cotton or linen cloth somewhat like canvas but finer and lighter in weight
  3. (Slang) A person, especially one thought of as peculiar.
duffer
(Archaic) A pedlar or hawker, especially one selling cheap or substandard goods.
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  1. (Archaic) A pedlar or hawker, especially one selling cheap or substandard goods.
  2. (Informal) A person, now often elderly, who is incompetent, ineffectual, or dawdling
  3. (Informal) An incompetent or dull-witted person.
boo
Marijuana.
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  1. Marijuana.
  2. A sound uttered to show contempt, scorn, or disapproval.
  3. (Informal) Any sound or word:
catcall
A harsh or shrill call or whistle expressing derision or disapproval.
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  1. A harsh or shrill call or whistle expressing derision or disapproval.
  2. A shrill shout or whistle expressing derision or disapproval, as of a speaker, actor, etc.
  3. A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.
hiss
The act or sound of hissing
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  1. The act or sound of hissing
  2. A sharp sibilant sound similar to a sustained s.
  3. A high-pitched sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
hoot
The least bit; whit
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  1. The least bit; whit
  2. (Informal) A very amusing person, thing, event, etc.
  3. A sound suggesting the cry of an owl, especially the sound of a horn.
bronx cheer
A loud sound expressing disapproval; a raspberry.
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  1. A loud sound expressing disapproval; a raspberry.
  2. (Slang) raspberry
raspberry
The small, juicy, edible, aggregate fruit of various brambles (genus Rubus) of the rose family, consisting of a cluster of red, purple, or black drupelets
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  1. The small, juicy, edible, aggregate fruit of various brambles (genus Rubus) of the rose family, consisting of a cluster of red, purple, or black drupelets
  2. Any of various shrubby, usually prickly plants of the genus Rubus of the rose family that bear edible fruit, especially R. idaeus of eastern North America and Eurasia.
  3. A moderate to dark or deep purplish red.
razz
(Poker) A version of seven card stud where the worst poker hand wins (called lowball).
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  1. (Poker) A version of seven card stud where the worst poker hand wins (called lowball).
  2. A raspberry sound; a Bronx cheer.
  3. Raspberry
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  • Some large bird has stolen it from his palace.

  • Even a bird is smart enough to push the fledgling out of the nest when it fails to fly on its own.

  • The regiment fluttered like a bird preening its plumage and became motionless.

  • Napoleon rode on, dreaming of the Moscow that so appealed to his imagination, and "the bird restored to its native fields" galloped to our outposts, inventing on the way all that had not taken place but that he meant to relate to his comrades.

  • Occasionally, he even lent a hand with the chores at Bird Song.

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