- carnivorous bird
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
carnivorous bird
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bird of prey — Date: 14th century a carnivorous bird (as a hawk, falcon, or vulture) that feeds wholly or chiefly on meat taken by hunting or on carrion … New Collegiate Dictionary
bird of prey — noun A carnivorous bird that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates. Syn: raptor … Wiktionary
Bird of prey (disambiguation) — Bird of prey may refer to:*Bird of prey, several species of carnivorous birds *Bird of Prey (Star Trek), a type of spacecraft in the fictional Star Trek universe * Bird of Prey (TV serial), a 1982 BBC drama series starring Richard Griffiths… … Wikipedia
bird of prey — bird′ of prey′ n. orn any of the carnivorous birds that seize and fly off with their prey, as an owl or hawk; raptor • Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
bird — birdless, adj. /berrd/, n. 1. any warm blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard shelled egg. 2. a fowl or game bird. 3 … Universalium
Bird — /berrd/, n. Larry, born 1956, U.S. basketball player. * * * I Any of the warm blooded, beaked vertebrates of the class Aves, including more than 9,600 living species. A covering of feathers distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a … Universalium
bird of prey — noun any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals • Syn: ↑raptor, ↑raptorial bird • Derivationally related forms: ↑raptorial (for: ↑raptor) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Carnivorous protist — Predatory dinoflagellates are predatory heterotrophic or mixotrophic alveolate protists that derive some or most of their nutrients from digesting other organisms. About one half of dinoflagellates lack photosynthetic pigments and specialize in… … Wikipedia
bird-footed dinosaur — noun any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs • Syn: ↑theropod, ↑theropod dinosaur • Hypernyms: ↑saurischian, ↑saurischian dinosaur • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
butcher bird — utcher bird, butcher bird utcher bird, butcherbird utcherbird . 1. (Zo[ o]l.) any species of shrike of the genus {Lanius}, so called because they impale their prey on thorns. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) large carnivorous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butcher-bird — utcher bird, butcher bird utcher bird, butcherbird utcherbird . 1. (Zo[ o]l.) any species of shrike of the genus {Lanius}, so called because they impale their prey on thorns. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) large carnivorous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
