birdlike
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of birdlike
Example Sentences
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An abbreviation of Archaeopteryx, a birdlike dinosaur, it started out making climbing harnesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
He is often drawn to physically resemble a penguin, dressed in a formal suit with a long birdlike nose, shuffling with a bit of a waddle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024
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
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
A small man with a birdlike face and fluffy hair, he read a lengthy poem dedicated to Soraya, jotted down on hotel stationery paper.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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