birdlike
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of birdlike
Example Sentences
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Its main business is running and lifestyle shoes marked by a simple birdlike logo — the letter “A” turned sideways — that range from $80 to more than $200.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
An abbreviation of Archaeopteryx, a birdlike dinosaur, it started out making climbing harnesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
It was probably the drone on the vibraphone and the birdlike chirping on flutes that induced me into a trance.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 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 within the frail, birdlike body of Mrs. Rappaport was the spirit of a dragon capable of tackling the heavens and earth.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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