birdlike
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- unbirdlike adjective
Etymology
Origin of birdlike
Example Sentences
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Its main business is running and lifestyle shoes marked by a simple birdlike logo — the letter “A” turned sideways — that range from $80 to more than $200.
From Los Angeles Times
The boy rowed out into the river, and his Togbe sat, birdlike, wrapped in his old cloth.
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From a quick scan of the room, Clara caught sight of more sheydim, their birdlike feet on full display, and creatures shuffling through the crowd, some she couldn’t identify.
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Along the stretch of bar, there were only two shadowy figures perched, both with the large, birdlike talons in place of feet that marked them as sheydim.
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An abbreviation of Archaeopteryx, a birdlike dinosaur, it started out making climbing harnesses.
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