n. 1. a. Any of various warm-blooded egg-laying feathered vertebrates of the class Aves, having forelimbs modified to form wings. b. Such an animal hunted as game. c. Such an animal, especially a chicken or turkey, used as food: put the bird in the oven. 2. See clay pigeon. 4. Slang A rocket, guided missile, satellite, or airplane. 5. Slang A person, especially one who is odd or remarkable: a sly old bird. 6. Chiefly British Slang A young woman. 7. Slang a. A loud sound expressing disapproval; a raspberry. b. Discharge from employment: lost a big sale and nearly got the bird. 8. An obscene gesture of anger, defiance, or derision made by pointing or jabbing the middle finger upward. intr.v. bird·ed, bird·ing, birds Idiom: 1. To observe and identify birds in their natural surroundings. 2. To trap, shoot, or catch birds. for the birds Objectionable or worthless. [Middle English, from Old English brid, young bird.] birding n. |
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