birdlike
Example Sentences
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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
The name stems from their majestic size, angular wings and birdlike flight.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
And my reward for that was the feeling of her arm’s birdlike bones twining around my neck.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
