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birdlike

[burd-lahyk] / ˈbɜrdˌlaɪk /


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An abbreviation of Archaeopteryx, a birdlike dinosaur, it started out making climbing harnesses.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2025

It was probably the drone on the vibraphone and the birdlike chirping on flutes that induced me into a trance.

From New York Times Mar. 6, 2024

The researchers identified them as the birdlike raptor Citipes elegans; both lacked growth marks on the bones and so were probably less than 1 year old, weighing as much as a modern-day turkey.

From Science Magazine Dec. 7, 2023

A small, birdlike guy dressed in skinny jeans and dress sneakers, Valli sighs.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2023

I compared him with Dale, and then Dale with his birdlike mother with the long thin nose and hair so dark and dull looking, I bet it was dyed.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English




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