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cockbird

cockbird noun: the male of a game bird, especially of a pheasant.

Noun

cockbird (plural cockbirds)

  1. The male of a game bird, especially of a pheasant.
  2. The male of any bird.
    • Then the old cock bird - he can be distinguished by his brighter plumage - hops out into full view.1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary on the Plains, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 33

Forms of cockbird

pluralcockbirds

Origin of cockbird

From cock + bird.

Questions about cockbird

What does cockbird mean?
Cockbird means the male of a game bird, especially of a pheasant.
What part of speech is cockbird?
Cockbird is a noun.
What is the plural of cockbird?
The plural of cockbird is cockbirds.

Words near cockbird in the dictionary

  1. cockbags
  2. cockbill
  3. cockbilled
  4. cockbilling
  5. cockbills
  6. cockbird
  7. cockbirds
  8. cockbiting
  9. cockblock
  10. cockblocked
  11. cockblockee

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