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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
bird
- kinds of bird and bird behaviourbirds that are kept for food ※
1 birds
2 bird sounds
3 flying, walking, etc
4 eggs
1 birds
- a creature with wings and feathers which can (usually) fly: bird
birds of prey (= birds which kill and eat other animals and birds)
- a group of birds: flock
a flock of geese
- an adult male bird: cock
a cock sparrow
- a female bird: hen
The hen is usually smaller than the cock.
- a young bird: chick
※ some large birdssee picture below
※ some smaller birds
- a black bird with a yellow beak (the female is brown): blackbird
- a large black bird that makes a loud noise: crow
- a small brown bird with a bright red breast: robin
- a small brown bird that is very common: sparrow
- a fat grey bird that often lives in towns: pigeon
- a type of bird, similar to a pigeon, often used as a sign of peace: dove
- a white or grey seabird with a loud cry: gull, seagull
- a small yellow bird that sings and that people often keep in a cage as a pet: canary
- a small brightly-coloured bird that people often keep in a cage as a pet: budgerigar, (informal) budgie
2 bird sounds
- the musical sound that a bird makes: song, birdsong; verb: sing*
The birds were singing in the trees.
- a short high sound that small birds make: chirp; verb: chirp
- a loud unpleasant sound that a bird makes: squawk; verb: squawk
3 flying, walking, etc
- to move through the air: fly*
- to fly or move down suddenly: swoop (down)
The eagle swooped down on its prey.
- (used about a bird) to sit or rest on a branch, etc after flying: perch
- (used about ducks and other birds that live near water) to walk along the ground with short steps, moving from one side to the other: waddle
- to travel from one part of the world to another when the seasons change: migrate
Swallows migrate at this time of year.
4 eggs
- to build or use a nest: nest
The swallows are nesting under the roof.
- to produce an egg: lay* (an egg)
The mother owl normally lays two eggs.
- (used about a baby bird) to come out of an egg: hatch
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- a kind of box made of bars or wires in which a bird is kept so that it cannot escape: cage, birdcage
- a small table in a garden on which food is put to attract birds: bird table
- a mixture of small seeds that you give to birds that are kept in cages: birdseed (noun U)
Can you get some birdseed from the petshop?
- if a bird eats or bites sth with its beak, it pecks (at) sth
The robin was pecking the ground for food.
- an area where birds are protected from hunters and animals: bird sanctuary
- a person who studies birds in their natural surroundings: birdwatcher; this activity: birdwatching (noun U)
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