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birds

NOUN
flying animal
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Mammals feed their young with milk, birds protect and maintain nests, and ants tend developing larvae.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Environment Minister Dabrusin in her decision identified possible adverse effects from the project on fish, water quality, migratory birds and indigenous communities, but concluded it was in the public interest for Crawford to be built.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

During the 2015-16 season, for instance, Dungeness crabs off the coast of California were infected by a harmful algal bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia, which causes domoic acid poisoning in crabs, fish, birds and marine mammals.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

It stood outside a brick six-flat, also fittingly painted blue, and decorated with a few stickers: “Protect Native Plants,” a rocket ship from a regional space camp, several iridescent birds.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

“That’s what’s weighing you down, vinye! You don’t know the weight of fear till you try to swim. Once you lose it your body will move through the water like the birds through the air!”

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo



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