4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden. And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry. Campbell. Arabian bird, the phenix. — Bird of Jove, the eagle. — Bird of Juno, the peacock. — Bird louse (Zoöl.), a wingless insect of the group Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. — Bird mite (Zoöl.), a small mite (genera Dermanyssus, Dermaleichus and allies) parasitic upon birds. The species are numerous. — Bird of passage, a migratory bird. — Bird spider (Zoöl.), a very large South American spider (Mygale avicularia). It is said sometimes to capture and kill small birds. — Bird tick (Zoöl.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds (genus Ornithomyia, and allies), usually winged.
BIRD
Bird, v. i.
1. To catch or shoot birds.
2. Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve. [R.] B. Jonson.
BIRDBOLT
Bird"bolt`, n.
Defn: A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.
Hence: Anything which smites without penetrating. Shak.
BIRD CAGE; BIRDCAGE
Bird" cage", or Bird"cage`, n.
Defn: A cage for confining birds.
BIRDCALL
Bird"call`, n.
1. A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate.