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feathered friend

feathered friend noun: a bird.

Noun

feathered friend (plural feathered friends)

  1. (idiomatic) A bird.
    • This little family is said to live together on the most affectionate terms. The feline part of it are so 𝑒π‘₯π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘“π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ of their feathered friends, that they are almost ready π‘‘π‘œ π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘š 𝑒𝑝.1805 May 5, The Sydney Gazette, page 3, column 2
    • The illustrations accompanying this week's "Notes of a Naturalist in Western Australia" show two of the conspicuous "feathered friends" which he describes.1890 April 12, The Australasian, Melbourne, page 39, column 4

Forms of feathered friend

pluralfeathered friends

Questions about feathered friend

What does feathered friend mean?
Feathered friend means a bird.
What part of speech is feathered friend?
Feathered friend is a noun.
What is the plural of feathered friend?
The plural of feathered friend is feathered friends.

Words near feathered friend in the dictionary

  1. featherdom
  2. featherdown
  3. feathered
  4. feathered folk
  5. feathered folks
  6. feathered friend
  7. feathered friends
  8. feathered one's nest
  9. feathered one's own nest
  10. feathered oof-bird
  11. feathered oof-birds

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