bird
- noun
- A1
- Top 3000
An animal with two wings, two legs and a body covered in feathers, which lays eggs and can usually fly.
Birds were already singing outside before the sun came up.
Most birds have hollow bones, which makes flying much easier.
A whole flock of birds rose noisily from the ploughed field.
Some birds travel thousands of kilometres south before the winter.
Common collocations: a flock of birds · wild birds · a bird of prey · birds sing · a bird's nest · migrating birds
Part of: Animals