dickey-bird

Definitions of dickey-bird
  1. noun
    small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds
    synonyms: dickeybird, dicky-bird, dickybird
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    type of:
    bird
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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