Avian vs. Bird — What's the Difference?

Of, relating to, or characteristic of birds.

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves , characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5.5 cm (2.2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) ostrich.

Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.

A warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, a beak, and typically by being able to fly.

A bird.

A person of a specified kind or character

A bird-like or flying creature.

A young woman or a girlfriend.

(furry fandom)Furry fandom Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a bird or bird-like animal character with human characteristics.

Any of various warm-blooded egg-laying feathered vertebrates of the class Aves, having forelimbs modified to form wings.

Of or instrument to birds.

Such an animal hunted as game.

Pertaining to or characteristic of birds

Such an animal, especially a chicken or turkey, used as food

See clay pigeon.

(Sports) See shuttlecock.

(Slang) A rocket, guided missile, satellite, or airplane.

(Slang) A person, especially one who is odd or remarkable

Chiefly British Slang A young woman.

A loud sound expressing disapproval; a raspberry.

Discharge from employment

An obscene gesture of anger, defiance, or derision made by pointing or jabbing the middle finger upward.

To observe and identify birds in their natural surroundings.

To trap, shoot, or catch birds.

A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.

A chicken or turkey used as food.

(slang) A man, fellow.

A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.

A girlfriend.

(slang) An airplane.

(slang) A satellite.

(obsolete) A chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling.

Booing and jeering, especially as done by an audience expressing displeasure at a performer.

(with definite article) The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.

A yardbird.

A kilogram of cocaine.

A penis.

(slang) A prison sentence.

(intransitive) To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.

(intransitive) To catch or shoot birds; to hunt birds.

To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.

To transmit via satellite.

To bring into prison, to roof.

Able to be passed with very little work; having the nature of a bird course.

Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.

Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.

Fig.: A girl; a maiden.

To catch or shoot birds.

Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.

To watch birds, especially in their natural habitats, for enjoyment; to birdwatch.

Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

The flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

Informal terms for a (young) woman

A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

Watch and study birds in their natural habitat