birdlike
Americanadjective
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Origin of birdlike
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But Peggy Johnson, CEO of Agility Robotics, wants people to know that today’s bipedal robots with powerful birdlike legs go way beyond “back flips and making coffee.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The researchers identified them as the birdlike raptor Citipes elegans; both lacked growth marks on the bones and so were probably less than 1 year old, weighing as much as a modern-day turkey.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023
A small, birdlike guy dressed in skinny jeans and dress sneakers, Valli sighs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
But not one that the Merlin bird-song identification app from Cornell Lab of Ornithology picks up, as birdlike as it may sound.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
There were her mother’s slender arms, which looked so fragile and birdlike, as if they might snap under too great a weight, but which could carry more than any woman Pearl had ever seen.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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