birdmen
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pluralof birdman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
birdmannounan ornithologist.
Example Sentences
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He even has a raptor-esque face, speaking of birdmen.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2015
Within a complex of mirrors and Plexiglas that nearly fills the main gallery, werewolves and birdmen perform nightmarish surgeries and excavations atop pits of plaster and puddles of gooey resin.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2014
Photograph: Courtesy Galerie Kadel Willborn and Galleria Raffaella Cortese With moonlit locations and a cast of characters including Anubis, birdmen and fauns, Mathilde Rosier's theatrical works always set the scene for some long-forgotten rite.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2011
I'd say the birdmen were a tougher sell.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jun. 29, 2011
So they spoke sometimes, in bitter pride, of their birdmen as the "Legion of Death", a gruesome phrase and apt.
From Burned Bridges by Bertrand W. Sinclair