Ant bird |
See Ant bird, under Ant, n. |
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Baltimore bird |
Alt. of Baltimore oriole |
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Beak |
The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is largely used in the classification of birds. |
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Beak |
A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles. |
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Beak |
The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. |
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Beak |
The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. |
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Beak |
The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. |
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Beak |
Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as a promontory of land. |
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Beak |
A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead. |
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Beak |
That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee. |
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Beak |
A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off. |
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Beak |
Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant. |
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Beak |
A toe clip. See Clip, n. (Far.). |
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Beak |
A magistrate or policeman. |
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Bird |
Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2). |
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Bird |
A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves. |
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Bird |
Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird. |
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Bird |
Fig.: A girl; a maiden. |
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Bird |
To catch or shoot birds. |
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Bird |
Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve. |
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