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birdlike

[burd-lahyk] / ˈbɜrdˌlaɪk /


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But Peggy Johnson, CEO of Agility Robotics, wants people to know that today’s bipedal robots with powerful birdlike legs go way beyond “back flips and making coffee.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

Then I saw that some of the people were indeed moving, but with such small, birdlike gestures I had not at first discerned them.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath


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