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manbird

manbird is the alternative form of man-bird.

Meaning of man-bird

Noun

man-bird (plural man-birds)

  1. (colloquial, dated) A male aviator.
    • With each succeeding day's exhibit of man's ingenuity and his ability to cleave the atmosphere unscathed, the clamor on the part of non-aviators to share the flights of the man-birds grew louder.1910, Poultney Bigelow, James Henry Worman, Ben James Worman, Outing, volume 55, page 753

Forms of manbird

pluralmanbirds

Questions about manbird

What is manbird the alternative form of?
Manbird is the alternative form of man-bird.

Words near manbird in the dictionary

  1. Manbeck
  2. Manbecks
  3. Manbettu
  4. Manbetu
  5. Manbij
  6. manbird
  7. manbirds
  8. manbitch
  9. manbitches
  10. manbo
  11. manbodies

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