"Bird" meaning in English

See Bird in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bird
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Bird-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (jazz) Charlie Parker (1920–1955), Jazz saxophonist. Categories (topical): Jazz, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Bird-en-name-CACEW24u Disambiguation of Individuals: 12 88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Byrd Derived forms: Hargreaves-Bird cell
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