game bird

noun

A bird that is hunted for sport, especially one used for food.

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noungame bird (plural game birds)

plural game birds · alternative gamebird

  1. A bird that is hunted for sport, especially one used for food.

    Synonyms: gamefowl

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bird that is hunted for sport, especially one used for food.

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Translations

Bulgarian пернат дивеч
  • пернат дивеч (pernat diveč)bird that is hunted for sport
Chinese Mandarin 獵鳥 /猎鸟
  • 獵鳥 /猎鸟 (lièniǎo)bird that is hunted for sport
Finnish riistalintu
  • riistalintubird that is hunted for sport
Polish ptak łowny
  • ptak łownybird that is hunted for sport
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