Meanings
plural drinking birds
- 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
Cite this entry
drinking bird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drinking%20bird
“drinking bird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drinking%20bird. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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