birdlike
Americanadjective
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Origin of birdlike
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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
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
A long, birdlike scream overpowered the ghostly chorus of moans, starting at one side of the house, passing overhead, and finally fading.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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