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ave

Definitions of ave
  1. noun
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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    types:
    ave nocturna
    any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc
    ave migratoria
    any bird that migrates seasonally
    paseriforme
    perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
    ave de rapiña, rapaz
    any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
    gallináceo
    heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
    loro
    usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
    cuculiforme
    birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)
    coraciforme
    chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes
    apodiforme
    nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight
    caprimulgiforme
    long-winged nonpasserine birds
    piciforme
    any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood
    ave acuática
    wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
    gallo de pelea
    a cock bred and trained for fighting
    avestruz
    fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
    casuario
    large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest
    dromeo, emú
    large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
    ñandú
    smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan
    gorrión
    any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
    chochita, chochín
    any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
    accípitre
    in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes
    halcón
    diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
    águila
    any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
    buitre
    any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
    secretario, serpentario
    large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles
    búho, mochuelo
    nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
    ave de corral
    a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
    columbiforme
    a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
    ara, guacamayo
    long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
    cacatúa, cotorra
    white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
    periquito
    any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
    alción, martín pescador
    nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
    abejaruco
    colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees
    abubilla
    any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill
    oncejo, vencejo
    a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
    colibrí, picaflor
    tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight
    chotacabras
    mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
    guácharo
    nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter
    carpintero, picamaderos, pico, pito, pájaro carpintero
    bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
    tucán
    brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak
    quetzal
    large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage
    ave acuática
    freshwater aquatic bird
    cisne
    stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
    ave zancuda
    any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
    ave de caza
    any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport
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    vertebrado
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
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