birds

1. A class of vertebrates distinguished by their feathers and their two legs and two wings. Birds are warm-blooded animals, and their young hatch from eggs.

Some scientists argue that modern birds are descended from the dinosaurs.

Example Sentences

Azerbaijan’s president accused Russia of trying to cover up its role in the crash, saying that Russian authorities’ explanations—which initially faulted a flock of birds and an exploding gas cylinder—were “foolish and dishonest.”

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Surprisingly, the researchers found that this exposure did not appear to harm the birds’ reproductive health.

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Last year, FAA investigators formally acknowledged the toxicity of bleed air contaminants in an internal report into two Southwest Airlines flights that collided with large birds in 2023.

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Because of that genetic link, paleontologists classify birds as “avian dinosaurs,” however counter-intuitive that might seem.

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His mission: find and eliminate brushtail possums, an intruder that eats baby birds and strips vegetation from native trees.

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Related Words

• fowl