English Pronunciation bû(r)d, /bɜː(r)d/, /b3:(r)d/ Noun bird (plural: birds) the common name for the class of animals Aves in the phylum chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers, wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs; any member of that class. (Wikipedia article) Ducks and Sparrows are birds. a colloquial description for a girl or a woman. Who's that bird? time spent in prison (slang) He's doing bird Translations Basque: txori (1) Breton: labous m -ed, evn m -ed (1), polez f -i (2) Bosnian: ptica f Bulgarian: птица f (1), момиче n (2) Catalan: au m (1 taxonomic group), ocell m (1 flying birds), noia f (2) Chinese: 鳥, 鳥類, 雀, 雀鳥 Croatian: ptica f Czech: pták m Dutch: vogel m (1), griet f (2) Esperanto: birdo (1), bubino f (2) Finnish: lintu (1), tipu (2) French: oiseau m (1), poule f (2), nana f (2), gonzesse f (2) Frisian: fûgel (1) German: Vogel m (1), Schnepfe f (2) Greek: πουλί, πτηνό Guaraní: guyra (1); kuña (2) Hungarian: madár (1) Indonesian: burung (1), cewek (2) Interlingua: ave (1), femina (2) Italian: uccello m (1), moglie f (2) Japanese: 鳥 (とり, tori) (1) KiSwahili: ndege Korean: 새 (sae) (1) Latin: avis -is (1) Mongolian: шувуу (shuvuu) Norwegian: fugl m (1) Polish: ptak m (1) Portuguese: pássaro m (1), ave f (1), Port. rapariga f (2), Bras. moça f Romanian: pasăre f Russian: птицa f Serbian: птицa f Slovak: vták m Spanish: pájaro m (1), ave f (1), muchacha f (2) Swedish: fågel c (1), brud c (2) Tok Pisin: pisin (1), meri (2) Tupinambá: gûyrá (1); kunhã (2) Volapük: böd (1), vom f (2) External link See also antshrike avocet barbet bee-eater bluebird bluethroat broadbill cardinal crane creeper crow cuckoo dove duck eagle egret falcon finch flicker goldfinch goose grouse gull hawk hen heron hobby hornbill hummingbird ibis ibisbill jaeger kestrel kingfisher lapwing lark leafbird loon monal moorhen mynah nightingale oriole owl parrot partridge pelican penguin phalarope pheasant pigeon pitta plover quail quetzal raven roadrunner robin roller secretary shelduck shoebill skylark sparrow stork sunbird swallow swan tern tit toucan turkey vulture warbler wigeon woodpecker