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YOUNG BIRD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bird that is still young

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("young bird" is a kind of...):

offspring; young (any immature animal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "young bird"):

fledgeling; fledgling (young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying)

baby bird; nestling (young bird not yet fledged)

eaglet (a young eagle)

biddy; chick (young bird especially of domestic fowl)

cygnet (a young swan)

Holonyms ("young bird" is a member of...):

Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)

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