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burd

nounanimals

young bird, recently left nest

a juvenile bird, especially one still in or recently left the nest

Example in use

Yon burd's nae fleyed o me.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/BURD/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: bird

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