game bird
Example Sentences
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The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland used cage-type traps baited with venison and quail - a small game bird - to capture the cats.
From BBC ● May 16, 2025
Other authors on the paper include Lisa Williams, wildlife biologist; Kenneth Duren, game bird section supervisor; and Reina Tyl, wildlife biologist, all at the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023
He and his companions soon began to squabble over which was Europe’s fastest game bird.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
The prosecution originally charged him with three counts, but the third count — leaving a game bird in his possession to go to waste through carelessness and neglect — was dismissed, according to court documents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
Thad dropped down beside the telltale feathers that marked the end of a game bird, and seemed to be examining the ground.
From The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners by Herbert Carter
