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/berrd"woch'/, v.i.to identify wild birds and observe their actions and habits in their natural habitat as a recreation.Also, birdwatch.[1945-50; back formation from BIRD WATCHER]
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bird-watch — bird′ watch or bird′watch , v. i. cvb to identify and observe birds in their natural habitat as a recreation • Etymology: 1945–50 bird′ watch er, bird′watch er, n … From formal English to slang
bird-watch — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: back formation from bird watcher : bird II * * * /berrd woch /, v.i. to identify wild birds and observe their actions and habits in their natural habitat as a recreation. Also, birdwatch. [1945 50; back… … Useful english dictionary
bird-watch — intransitive verb Etymology: back formation from bird watcher Date: 1948 bird … New Collegiate Dictionary
bird-watch·er — … Useful english dictionary
bird watching — bird watch·ing loc.s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} osservazione del comportamento degli uccelli nel loro ambiente naturale, per studio o per hobby {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1982. ETIMO: comp. di bird uccello e watching, der. di (to) watch… … Dizionario italiano
bird watching — bird watch|ing [ bɜrd ,watʃıŋ ] noun uncount the activity of watching wild birds, especially in order to find unusual or rare types ╾ bird watch|er noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bird watcher — bird watch·er loc.s.m. e f.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} chi si dedica al bird watching {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1984. ETIMO: comp. di bird uccello e watcher osservatore … Dizionario italiano
bird — birdless, adj. /berrd/, n. 1. any warm blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard shelled egg. 2. a fowl or game bird. 3 … Universalium
Bird (singer) — For other singers named Bird, see Bird (disambiguation). Bird Origin Japan Genres J pop, Jazz, R B, Pop Years active 1990s present Labels … Wikipedia
bird — [[t]bɜrd[/t]] n. 1) any warm blooded, egg laying vertebrate of the class Aves, having feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, and a beak 2) a fowl or game bird 3) spo clay pigeon 4) spo a shuttlecock 5) sts Slang. a person, esp. one… … From formal English to slang
