"cockbird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cockbirds [plural]
Etymology: cock + bird Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cock|bird}} cock + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} cockbird (plural cockbirds)
  1. The male of a game bird, especially of a pheasant. Categories (lifeform): Birds
    Sense id: en-cockbird-en-noun-w0SpkkvW Disambiguation of Birds: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 90 10
  2. The male of any bird.
    Sense id: en-cockbird-en-noun-cjco2S0G

Inflected forms

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