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birds

NOUN
flying animal
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The virus was detected this month in a Phillip Island penguin that had died, the first infection in the colony by a pathogen that has caused severe disease and death in birds worldwide.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Those predators included anacondas, saber toothed mammals, flightless "terror birds" and sebecids, a group of land dwelling relatives of crocodylians.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

“I like hearing my birds sing,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

"All the birds have gone to bed," he said, adding that a flock of seagulls and choughs had been feeding on flying ants shortly before they returned to the cliffs.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

She gave a rattling cough, which Clare found alarming, since he hadn’t known birds capable of coughing.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman



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