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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 ※ MORE ... - 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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