Definitions for game bird

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

game′ bird`(n.)

  1. any bird hunted chiefly for sport, as a quail or pheasant, esp. such a bird protected by game laws.

Origin of game bird:

1865–70

Princeton's WordNet

  1. game bird(noun)

    any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport

Wiktionary

  1. game bird(Noun)

    A bird that is hunted for sport, especially one used for food


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