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birdlike

American  
[burd-lahyk] / ˈbɜrdˌlaɪk /

adjective

  1. having the appearance or characteristics of a bird, as quickness, lightness, fragility, etc..

    birdlike gestures.


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Etymology

Origin of birdlike

First recorded in 1580–90; bird + -like

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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

They giggled, and Tornait answered their high birdlike voices from inside her hood.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

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