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Meaning of mother-bird | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A female parent of a chick or chicks.

Examples

“From the branch of a tree overhead she heard a watchful mother-bird's warning call⟳, and the twitter of the disturbed nestlings.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

mother-hive mother-in-law mother-in-law apartment mother-in-law sandwich mother-in-law seat mother-in-law style

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