birding – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
bird
v.
watch and study birds in their natural environment
Birdwatching
Birdwatching, or
birding, is a form of
wildlife observation in which the observation of
birds is a recreational activity. It can be done with the naked eye, through a visual enhancement device like
binoculars and
telescopes, or by listening for bird sounds.
bird
Noun
1. warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
(hypernym) vertebrate, craniate
(hyponym) dickeybird, dickey-bird, dickybird, dicky-bird
(member-holonym) Aves, class Aves
(part-meronym) beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker
(derivation) birdwatch
2. the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
(synonym) fowl
(hypernym) meat
(hyponym) poultry
(part-meronym) wishbone, wishing bone
3. informal terms for a (young) woman
(synonym) dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick
(hypernym) girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille
4. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
(synonym) boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, snort
(hypernym) cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
5. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
(synonym) shuttlecock, birdie, shuttle
(hypernym) badminton equipment
Verb
1. watch and study birds in their natural habitat
(synonym) birdwatch
(hypernym) observe
(derivation) bird watcher, birder
Birding
(n.)
Birdcatching or fowling.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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