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bird-watch

or bird·watch

[ burd-woch ]
/ ˈbɜrdˌwɒtʃ /
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verb (used without object)
to identify wild birds and observe their actions and habits in their natural habitat as a recreation.
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Origin of bird-watch

First recorded in 1945–50; back formation from bird watcher

OTHER WORDS FROM bird-watch

bird-watching, noun

Words nearby bird-watch

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