mallophaga
Webster Dictionary
an extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird
|
bird's-eye
Webster Dictionary
marked with spots resembling bird.. eyes; as, bird's-eye diaper; bird's-eye maple
|
decoy
(ˈkʌp əl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an artificial bird or a trained bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or within gunshot.
|
game bird
(ɪm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any bird hunted chiefly for sport, as a quail or pheasant, esp. such a bird protected by game laws.
|
tread
(ɛd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of a male bird) to copulate with (a female bird..
|
band
(band, ring)
Princeton's WordNet
a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
|
ring
(band, ring)
Princeton's WordNet
a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
|
pecking order
(ˈpɛk ərˌwʊd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also, peck order. a dominance hierarchy of domestic poultry in which each bird.. status is maintained by pecking a bird of lower status.
|
struthio camelus
(ostrich, Struthio camelus)
Princeton's WordNet
fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
|
ostrich
(ostrich, Struthio camelus)
Princeton's WordNet
fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
|
raptor
(ˈræp tər, -tɔr)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a raptorial bird; bird of prey.
|
hen
(ɛn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the female of any bird, esp. of a gallinaceous bird.
|
waterfowl
(ˈwɔ tərˌfaʊl, ˈwɒt ər-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a water bird, esp. a swimming bird.
|
pedionomus torquatus
(plain wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus)
Princeton's WordNet
small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains
|
plain wanderer
(plain wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus)
Princeton's WordNet
small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains
|
resplendent trogon
(resplendent quetzel, resplendent trogon, Pharomacrus mocino)
Princeton's WordNet
very rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala
|
resplendent quetzel
(resplendent quetzel, resplendent trogon, Pharomacrus mocino)
Princeton's WordNet
very rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala
|
pharomacrus mocino
(resplendent quetzel, resplendent trogon, Pharomacrus mocino)
Princeton's WordNet
very rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala
|
chatterer
Webster Dictionary
a bird of the family Ampelidae -- so called from its monotonous note. The Bohemion chatterer (Ampelis garrulus) inhabits the arctic regions of both continents. In America the cedar bird is a more common species. See Bohemian chatterer, and Cedar bird
|
partridge
(tinamou, partridge)
Princeton's WordNet
heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
|
tinamou
(tinamou, partridge)
Princeton's WordNet
heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
|
protoavis
(protoavis)
Princeton's WordNet
most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having bird-like jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs
|
birdcall
Webster Dictionary
a sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate
|
tertiary
Webster Dictionary
one of the quill feathers which are borne upon the basal joint of the wing of a bird. See Illust. of Bird
|
call
Webster Dictionary
the cry of a bird; also a noise or cry in imitation of a bird; or a pipe to call birds by imitating their note or cry
|
eyry
Webster Dictionary
the nest of a bird of prey or other large bird that builds in a lofty place; aerie
|
primary
Webster Dictionary
one of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird.. wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird
|
manucode
Webster Dictionary
any bird of the genus Manucodia, of Australia and New Guinea. They are related to the bird of paradise
|
guidguid
Webster Dictionary
a South American ant bird of the genus Hylactes; -- called also barking bird
|
covert
Webster Dictionary
one of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird
|
| Search from any page on the Web with Abbreviations.com AutoSearch. It's free! |
