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Bird of Jove
(gcide) | Jove \Jove\, prop. n. [L. Jupiter, gen. Jovis, OL. Jovis, nom. &
gen. for Djovis; akin to E. Tuesday. See Tuesday, and cf.
Jupiter.]
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1. The chief divinity of the ancient Romans; Jupiter.
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2. (Astron.) The planet Jupiter. [R.] --Pope.
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3. (Alchemy) The metal tin.
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Bird of Jove, the eagle.
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Bird of Jove
(gcide) | Bird \Bird\ (b[~e]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird,
bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.]
1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a
nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
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That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak.
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The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes.
--Tyndale
(Matt. viii.
20).
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2. (Zool.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with
wings. See Aves.
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3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
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4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden.
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And by my word! the bonny bird
In danger shall not tarry. --Campbell.
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Arabian bird, the phenix.
Bird of Jove, the eagle.
Bird of Juno, the peacock.
Bird louse (Zool.), a wingless insect of the group
Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very
numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite
(Zool.), a small mite (genera Dermanyssus,
Dermaleichus and allies) parasitic upon birds. The
species are numerous.
Bird of passage, a migratory bird.
Bird spider (Zool.), a very large South American spider
(Mygale avicularia). It is said sometimes to capture and
kill small birds.
Bird tick (Zool.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds
(genus Ornithomyia, and allies), usually winged.
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bird of jove
(wn) | bird of Jove
n 1: any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey
noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight [syn:
eagle, bird of Jove] |
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Bird of Jove
(gcide) | Jove \Jove\, prop. n. [L. Jupiter, gen. Jovis, OL. Jovis, nom. &
gen. for Djovis; akin to E. Tuesday. See Tuesday, and cf.
Jupiter.]
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1. The chief divinity of the ancient Romans; Jupiter.
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2. (Astron.) The planet Jupiter. [R.] --Pope.
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3. (Alchemy) The metal tin.
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Bird of Jove, the eagle.
[1913 Webster]Bird \Bird\ (b[~e]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird,
bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.]
1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a
nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
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That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak.
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The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes.
--Tyndale
(Matt. viii.
20).
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2. (Zool.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with
wings. See Aves.
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3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
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4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden.
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And by my word! the bonny bird
In danger shall not tarry. --Campbell.
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Arabian bird, the phenix.
Bird of Jove, the eagle.
Bird of Juno, the peacock.
Bird louse (Zool.), a wingless insect of the group
Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very
numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite
(Zool.), a small mite (genera Dermanyssus,
Dermaleichus and allies) parasitic upon birds. The
species are numerous.
Bird of passage, a migratory bird.
Bird spider (Zool.), a very large South American spider
(Mygale avicularia). It is said sometimes to capture and
kill small birds.
Bird tick (Zool.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds
(genus Ornithomyia, and allies), usually winged.
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