Tail+of+a+bird
21Bird strike — A bird strike (sometimes birdstrike, bird hit, or BASH (Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard)) in aviation is a collision between an airborne animal (usually a bird) and a man made vehicle, especially aircraft. It is a common threat to aircraft safety,… …
22tail — noun 1 of an animal, a bird, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ bushy, curly, forked, pointed ▪ muscular, prehensile …
23Bird evolution — The evolution of birds is thought to have begun in the Jurassic Period, with the earliest birds derived from theropod dinosaurs. Birds are categorized as a biological class, Aves. The earliest known species of class Aves is Archaeopteryx… …
24tail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. appendage, end; cauda; tip, extremity; rear, rudder, queue, pigtail, train; slang, shadow. See pendency, pursuit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The prolongation of the spinal column] Syn. rear end, rear… …
25tail — tail1 noun 1》 the hindmost part of an animal, especially when extended beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate or the feathers at the hind end of a bird. 2》 something extending downwards,… …
26bird — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Any warm blooded vertebrate with feathers and wings] Syn. fowl, feathered creature, Avis (Latin), songbird, passerine bird, oscine bird, bird of prey, raptor, shorebird, seabird, wader, wading bird, waterfowl, ratite,… …
27bird-dog — 1. tv. to take away another man’s girlfriend. □ Why’d you have to go and bird dog me, your best buddy? □ I didn’t bird dog you. I’m just more loveable, that’s all. 2. tv. to supervise someone; to tail someone. □ I wish you would stop bird dogging …
28tail — 1. End piece. Huelo (of animal); hi u (of fish); pewa (of fish, shrimp, lobster); puapua, pupua, ko o, analio (of a bird); pola, kākaiāpola (of a kite); pola (of a malo). Part of fishtail above and below the cleft, epaepa. Taillike,… …
29bird tick — Spider Spi der, n.[OE. spi[thorn]re, fr. AS. spinnan to spin; so named from spinning its web; cf. D. spin a spider, G. spinne, Sw. spindel. See {Spin}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of arachnids comprising the order Araneina. Spiders …
30bird of paradise — perennial tropical plant that is native to Africa and bears a bright orange flower resembling a bird; bird belonging to the Paradisaeidae family that is native to New Guinea and the surrounding area (long tail feathers and brilliantly colored… …
