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/bɜːd/

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Coloured illustration of bird
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Translation

An animal with wings and feathers that can usually fly.

Word origin

From Old English bridd, which first meant a young bird.

Origin
Old English
Root
bridd

Grammar

Gender
Pluralbirds

Examples

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"Bird" means an animal with wings and feathers.

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"Birds" is the plural, meaning more than one bird.

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Here "bird" means the little flying animal we watched.

A "bird" is an animal with wings and feathers that can usually fly. Birds lay eggs, and many of them sing. A small bird might sit in a tree, while a large one flies high in the sky.

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This word is part of lesson 16.