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bird: noun
bird table: noun
dolly bird: noun
sea bird: noun
water bird: noun
Bird of Paradise: noun
bird's-eye view: noun

bird [bɜ:d, Am bɜ:rd] N

1. bird ZOOL:

bird

пти́чка f

bird (larger)

a flock of birds

ста́я f птиц

2. bird inf (person):

a strange [or queer] bird

стра́нный тип m

3. bird Aus, Brit inf (girl, woman):

bird

девчо́нка f

Phrases:

birds of a feather flock together

рыба́к рыбака́ ви́дит издалека́

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush proverbial

лу́чше сини́ца в рука́х, чем жура́вль в не́бе

to kill two birds with one stone proverbial

уби́ть двух за́йцев одни́м вы́стрелом

to feel as free as a bird

чу́вствовать себя́ свобо́дным как пти́ца

to give sb the bird

освиста́ть кого́-ли́бо

bird table N Brit

корму́шка f для птиц

dolly bird N Brit inf (attractive girl)

ку́колка f

красо́тка f

sea bird N ZOOL

морска́я пти́ца f

water bird [ˈwɔ:təbɜ:d, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚbɜ:rd] N

водопла́вающая пти́ца f

Bird of Paradise N ZOOL

Bird of Paradise

ра́йская пти́ца f

bird's-eye view [ˌbɜ:dzaɪˈvju:, Am ˌbɜ:rdz-] N no pl

bird's-eye view

вид m с высоты́ пти́чьего полёта

Usage examples with birds

a flock of birds

ста́я f птиц

birds of a feather flock together

рыба́к рыбака́ ви́дит издалека́

to kill two birds with one stone proverbial

одни́м уда́ром уби́ть двух за́йцев

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His last paper described the presence of the lagena in the platypus, which is also found in birds. en.wikipedia.org

The seeds are eaten by thrushes, waxwings and other birds, which disperse the hard seeds undamaged in their droppings. en.wikipedia.org

Within a week of leaving the nest the young birds are capable of hunting for mice on their own. en.wikipedia.org

These birds have colourful plumage and resemble small kingfishers, but with flattened bills with serrated edges. en.wikipedia.org

It is preyed on by birds, reptiles, some mammals and larger arachnids. en.wikipedia.org

The refuge, characterized by saltmarshes, kettle ponds, freshwater wetlands, maritime shrublands and forests, is seasonally inhabited by over 250 species of birds. en.wikipedia.org

Many wading birds, shore birds songbirds and terns live on the island, including the endangered roseate tern. en.wikipedia.org

The 300 birds in the aviary were lost. en.wikipedia.org

Songs are rich in associations and parallelisms human relationships are portrayed through images of birds and plants. en.wikipedia.org

The COI gene of a group of extinct ratite birds, the moa, were sequenced using 26 subfossil moa bones. en.wikipedia.org

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