birdlikeness

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noun

The quality of being birdlike.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounbirdlikeness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being birdlike.

    The irreducible birdlikeness of the eagle in The House of Fame had a similar function, in preventing us from being able to take him too seriously as a figure of authority.

    1976, A. C. Spearing, Medieval Dream-Poetry, page 98

Origin

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APA

birdlikeness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdlikeness

MLA

“birdlikeness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdlikeness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birdlikeness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdlikeness.

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