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The meaning of the English word "bird" and how you use it

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bird
(noun) (sing.) an egg-laying, flying animal with feathers
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Sami is a native French speaker, French-English translator and localizer originally from Paris. He studied English literature in Istanbul, Turkey, before working in translation and traveling full-time.
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My aunt has a pet bird .
Look at this beautiful bird !
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"What Does the Fox Say?" - Ylvis
Bird goes , " tweet " and mouse goes , " squeak " .
Penguins: Popularity, Peril and Poop
For one thing , they are one of the few bird species that cannot fly ,
Penguins: Popularity, Peril and Poop
than any other bird on Earth ,
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a...bird...in...the...hand...is...worth...two...in...the...bush
(idiom) meaning it is better to be happy with what you have than to risk everything to go searching for something more
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Aline de Barros Kauffma

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Aline has a bachelor's degree in Travel & Hospitality and worked in the aviation industry for almost 20 years. She lives in São Paulo, Brazil and is now a full-time translator and localizer.
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A common expression is " a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush . "
Be careful with what you wish for because a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush .
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What Do These Idioms Even Mean?
I bet you didn't know that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush . Crazy , right ?
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a...little...bird...told
(expression) something that you say in order to let someone know that you are not going to tell them who gave you the information being discussed A little bird told (someone)
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A little bird told me you got engaged !
A little bird told us you got promoted !
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No More Secrets
A little bird told me that the landlord is your dad .
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early bird
(noun) something that happens earlier than normal
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Kanako has an AAS in administrative office technology. She is a native Japanese speaker and studied English literature prior to moving to the U.S. She has also taken correspondence courses in EN-JP translation and works as a translator/localizer which involves tasks such as editing machine translations and localizing web contents. She has also worked as an in-person interpreter for businesses based in Japan.
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The restaurant had an early bird dinner for people who ate before 5pm .
Because of the store 's early bird sale , it opened at 6am .
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early bird
(idiom) a person who wakes up early every day
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Kanako has an AAS in administrative office technology. She is a native Japanese speaker and studied English literature prior to moving to the U.S. She has also taken correspondence courses in EN-JP translation and works as a translator/localizer which involves tasks such as editing machine translations and localizing web contents. She has also worked as an in-person interpreter for businesses based in Japan.
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She gets up at 5 a . m . She's really an early bird .
I wish I was an early bird , but I hate mornings .
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Yours and Mine - Possessive Pronouns
Wow , you're an early bird . / Thank you .
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