(n.) Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
(n.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.
(n.) Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
(n.) Fig.: A girl; a maiden.
(v. i.) To catch or shoot birds.
(v. i.) Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
Example Sentences:
(1) The birds were maintained at a constant temperature in, dim green light.
(2) Unlike most birds of prey, which are territorial and fight each other over nesting and hunting grounds, the hen harrier nests close to other harriers.
(3) No vaccination reactions were noted, although most birds involved in the trials were carrying Mycoplasma spp.
(4) Precipitating antibodies were found in both lines; they first appeared 7 days after inoculation in P-line birds and 14 days after inoculation in N-line birds, but thereafter there was no difference between the two genetic lines.
(5) The results indicate that, regardless of the photoperiod, no clear functional relationship can be found between the avian pineal gland and thyroid function, although a transitory increase in T4 levels was seen in both pinealectomized and sham-operated birds shortly after the operations.
(6) Differences between parental and nonparental birds in VIP profiles were detected in the ventral portion of the infundibular region.
(7) The enterococcal population of the 'dosed' birds contained a greater proportion of Enterococcus faecium than did that of the control birds while the converse was true for Ent.
(8) Somewhat surprisingly then, in view of the mechanisms in mammals, birds do not seem to use this seasonal message in the photoperiodic control of reproduction.
(9) After 32 days of feeding, body weight, liver weight and egg production decreased in birds fed lead while kidney weights increased.
(10) Phyla as diverse as insects, birds, and mammals possess distinct HRAS and KRAS sequences, suggesting that these genes are essential to metazoa.
(11) Changes in brain size are compared with observations found in other domesticated birds.
(12) The presence in lamprey kidney of a loop which is similar to Henle's loop in mammals and birds indicates that the development of the system of osmotic concentration conditioned by the formation in the kidney of the medulla and from a sharp increase in renal arterial blood supply.
(13) We simply do whatever nature needs and will work with anyone that wants to help wildlife.” His views might come as a surprise to some of the RSPB’s 1.1 million members, who would have been persuaded by its original pledge “to discourage the wanton destruction of birds”; they would equally have been a surprise to the RSPB’s detractors in the shooting world.
(14) Water restriction of HYD birds for 5 days as adults stimulated tubule hypertrophy but not to the same extent as the chronic regimen and with no evidence for hyperplasia.
(15) Thus, the possibility exists that androgen secretion in some chelonian systems may exhibit a high degree of LH specificity like that of mammals and birds.
(16) 1 After the injection of labelled procaine and lidocaine in mice, the location and concentration of radioactivity was demonstrated by autoradiographical methods.2 An accumulation in some endocrine cells such as the pancreatic islets, the hypophysis, the adrenal medulla and certain cells of the thyroid (probably representing the calcitonin-producing parafollicular cells) was shown.3 After the injection of [(14)C]-procaine in chicks, an accumulation of radioactivity was observed in the ultimobranchial gland (which produces calcitonin in birds), but not in the thyroid.4 Radioactivity was also shown to be strongly concentrated in structures containing melanin, such as the pigment of the eye, skin and hair and in some organs involved in the metabolism and excretion of these drugs.
(17) Respiration frequency increased during exposure to 35 (four birds) and 40 degrees C (six birds) in the normally hydrated quail, while in the dehydrated quail, respiration frequency increased only in three birds during exposure to 35 degrees C, and four birds during exposure to 40 degrees C, the frequencies were lower during dehydration.
(18) A man in New Zealand suggested that they need to rid the country of cats to protect their native birds.
(19) Birds showed evidence of increased tolerance, with age, to phenylpropanolamine but not to monensin.
(20) Again, changes in birds fed CTN + OA for 7 days were similar but milder.
Redbird
Definition:
(n.) The cardinal bird.
(n.) The summer redbird (Piranga rubra).
(n.) The scarlet tanager. See Tanager.
Example Sentences:
(1) Burnett, who faces Adam Wainwright in Game One, and that shark tank of a bullpen, are your team here, especially when you consider the Redbirds bats were somewhat cooler in the second half.
(2) Events went from bad to ridiculous for the Redbirds in the second inning, when Stephen Drew popped the ball up into the infield and catcher Yadier Molina and pitcher Adam Wainwright both moved towards the ball and then contrived to call each other off and watched the ball drop harmlessly between them.
(3) The St Louis Cardinals are just one win away from joining them and giving Albert Pujols the perfect stage for his Redbirds farewell - if this is to be his last season with his only career club.
(4) With the DH, the Redbirds get both Craig and Adams in the lineup, but in St Louis, all Craig can do is pinch-hit - same as Mike Napoli.
(5) How much are they paying to get in and watch their Redbirds?
(6) 1.38am BST Pedro Pedro Martinez likes the Cardinals, saying "Redbirds" in Spanish which really confused the TBS pre-game crew here Pedro was right in the first three games that I blogged - is four a charm?
(7) The Brooklyn Dodgers played the Redbirds in the very first playoff series (that wasn't a World Series) after the teams tied at the end of the year.
(8) So, how do the Dodgers get out from under the supernatural powers that have helped the Redbirds dominate NL baseball for a decent chunk of their over 100 year existence?
(9) The Curse of the Bambino still alive and well in 2004 when St Louis and Boston met again, but the Red Sox rolled over the Redbirds in a series sweep, propelling the Olde Towne Team into a new era.
(10) Maybe it's not so funny to Kernan, who cheered on his Redbirds during all three National League Championship Games at Dodger Stadium.
(11) Even on one leg he'll have the edge defensively for the Redbirds during games that Ortiz plays.
(12) Well, there's no doubt that's a tougher order than ousting the Reds, but many in Pittsburgh point to their beating the Redbirds in four of five games at PNC Park back in July as a point when Bucs fans started to believe this season was more about October and less about finishing .500.
(13) For instance, if you were at Foley's Bar in Manhattan enjoying a drink while watching the baseball playoffs, you were undoubtedly surrounded by an Alfred Hitchcock like swarming of birds fans, Redbirds that is.
(14) So we checked in with the those who left the Gateway to the West to get their take on the abuse, and to discover what the true values of real live Redbirds supporters really are.
(15) It will be a huge game for the Redbirds, and they may be without Carlos Beltran, who left with rib issues after an amazing second inning catch that robbed David Ortiz of a grand slam.
(16) There is no reason to believe that the Cards can't do the same to Texas, and thanks to a NL victory in the All-Star Game, (during which the MVP Prince Fielder homered by the way), the Redbirds will have a home field advantage.