drinking bird

noun

A toy heat engine that mimics the motions of a bird drinking from a water source.

Meanings

noundrinking bird (plural drinking birds)

plural drinking birds

  1. A toy heat engine that mimics the motions of a bird drinking from a water source.

    Synonyms: dipping bird, drinky bird, dunking bird, dippy bird

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA toy heat engine that mimics the motions of a bird drinking from a water source.

Translations

Finnish juoppolintu, limulintu
  • juoppolintutoy
  • limulintutoy
German Trinkvogel, Wippvogel
  • Trinkvogeltoy
  • Wippvogeltoy
Polish pijący ptak
  • pijący ptaktoy
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APA

drinking bird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drinking%20bird

MLA

“drinking bird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drinking%20bird. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drinking bird,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drinking%20bird.

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