187 total entries across 6 section(s)

Note: this list is built automatically from the wording of the dictionary definitions. A few words here match the wording without truly belonging to the group, and some words that do belong may be missing. Treat it as a memory aid for learning the words, not as a reference on their meanings.

3-Letter Birds (9 entries)

FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
BMRANILS[n. -S] · a tropical American~ bird
—EMUS[n. -S] · a large, flightless bird
—JAYS[n. JAYS] · a corvine bird / [x] { jay jaybird § jaybirds jays }
—KAES[n. -S] · a bird resembling a crow
—MOANST[n. -S] · an extinct flightless bird
BCFHJYOWLSY[n. -S] · a nocturnal bird
CROCKS[n. -S] · a legendary bird of prey / [x] { roc ruck rukh § rocs rukhs }
—TITIS[n. -S] · a small bird
EPTUIS[n. -S] · a bird of New Zealand~

4-Letter Birds (18 entries)

FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
—COLY—[n. COLIES] · an African~ bird
SCOOTS[n. -S] · an aquatic bird
—DODOS[n. -DOES or -DOS] · an extinct flightless bird
—DOVENS[n. -S] · a bird of the pigeon family
OGLEDES[n. -S] · glede «a bird of prey» / [x] { gled glede gleed § gledes gleds }
—GUANOS[n. -S] · a large bird
—HERNS[n. -S] · a heron / [x] { hern heron hon § herns herons }
—IBIS—[n. IBISES] · a wading bird
—KAGUS[n. -S] · a flightless bird
—KIWIS[n. -S] · a flightless bird
—KOELS[n. -S] · an Australian~ bird
—MURRAESY[n. -S] · murre «a diving bird» / [x] { murr murre § murres murrs § murrs }
—MYNAHS[n. -S] · an Asian~ bird / [x] { mina myna mynah § minae minas mynahs mynas }
—RHEAS[n. -S] · a flightless bird
—RUKHS[n. -S] · a roc / [x] { roc ruck rukh § rocs rukhs }
—SORAS[n. -S] · a marsh bird
—TODY—[n. TODIES] · a West Indian~ bird
—WEKAS[n. -S] · a flightless bird

5-Letter Birds (20 entries)

FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
—AVIANS[n. -S] · a bird
—CAHOWS[n. -S] · a sea bird
—CHICKS[n. -S] · a young bird
—CRAKES[n. -S] · a small, harsh-voiced~ bird
REGRETS[n. -S] · a wading bird
—FINCH—[n. -ES] · a small bird
—GLEDES[n. -S] · a bird of prey / [x] { gled glede gleed § gledes gleds }
—GOOSEDSY[n. GEESE] · a swimming bird / ----- [v. GOOSED, GOOSING, GOOSES] · to poke between the buttocks
—GREBES[n. -S] · a diving bird
—HERONS[n. -S] · a wading bird / [x] { hern heron hon § herns herons }
—MURRESY[n. -S] · a diving bird / [x] { murr murre § murres murrs § murrs }
—MYNAHS[n. -S] · myna «an Asian~ bird» / [x] { mina myna mynah § minae minas mynahs mynas }
HOUSELS[n. -S] · ouzel «a European~ bird» / [x] { ousel ouzel § ousels ouzels }
—OUZELS[n. -S] · a European~ bird / [x] { ousel ouzel § ousels ouzels }
—PEWEES[n. -S] · a small bird
—PITTAS[n. -S] · a perching bird of Asia~, Australia~, and Africa~ / [x] { pita pitta § pitas pittas }
—STORKS[n. -S] · a wading bird
—VIREOS[n. -EOS] · a small bird
—WHAUPS[n. -S] · a European~ bird
—WHYDAHS[n. -S] · whydah «an African~ bird» / [x] { whidah whyda whydah widowbird § whidahs whydahs whydas widowbirds }

6-Letter Birds (40 entries)

FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
—AVOCETS[n. -S] · a shore bird / [x] { avocet avoset § avocets avosets }
—AVOSETS[n. -S] · avocet «a shore bird» / [x] { avocet avoset § avocets avosets }
—BARBETS[n. -S] · a tropical bird
—BROLGAS[n. -S] · a large Australian~ bird
—CHEBECS[n. -S] · a small bird
—CHUKARS[n. -S] · a game bird
—CORVIDS[n. -S] · any of a family of passerine birds
—CURLEWS[n. -S] · a shore bird
—DRONGOS[n. -OES or -OS] · a tropical bird (=drongoes)
—DUNLINS[n. -S] · a wading bird
—FALCONS[n. -S] · a bird of prey
—GODWITS[n. -S] · a wading bird
—HOOPOES[n. -S] · a European~ bird / [x] { hoopoe hoopoo § hoopoes hoopoos }
—HOOPOOS[n. -POOS] · hoopoe «a European~ bird» / [x] { hoopoe hoopoo § hoopoes hoopoos }
—JABIRUS[n. -S] · a wading bird
—JACANAS[n. -S] · a wading bird
—MAGPIES[n. -S] · a corvine bird
—MARTINGIS[n. -S] · a small bird / [x] { martin martlet § martins martlets }
—MOPOKES[n. -S] · an Australian~ bird
—MOTMOTS[n. -S] · a tropical bird
—MUDHENS[n. -S] · a bird that lives in marshes
—PHENIX—[n. -ES] · phoenix / [x] { phenixes phoenixes § phenix phoenix phoenixes }
—PHOEBES[n. -S] · a small bird
—PIGEONS[n. -S] · a short-legged~ bird
—PLOVERS[n. -S] · a shore bird
—PUFFINGS[n. -S] · a sea bird
—RAPTORS[n. -S] · a bird of prey
—RATITES[n. -S] · a flightless bird
—REDLEGS[n. -S] · a bird with red legs
—SHRIKES[n. -S] · a predatory bird
—TAKAHES[n. -S] · a flightless bird
—TOMTITS[n. -S] · a small bird
—TOUCANS[n. -S] · a tropical bird
—TROGONS[n. -S] · a tropical bird
—TURACOSU[n. -COS] · touraco «an African~ bird» / [x] { touraco turaco turacou § touracos turacos turacous }
—TURKEYS[n. -KEYS] · a large American~ bird
—VERDINS[n. -S] · a small bird
—WHIDAHS[n. -S] · whydah «an African~ bird» / [x] { whidah whyda whydah widowbird § whidahs whydahs whydas widowbirds }
—WHYDAHS[n. -S] · an African~ bird / [x] { whidah whyda whydah widowbird § whidahs whydahs whydas widowbirds }
—WILLETS[n. -S] · a shore bird

7-Letter Birds (45 entries)

FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
—ANHINGAS[n. -S] · an aquatic bird
—BIRDMAN—[n. BIRDMEN] · one who keeps birds
—BITTERNS[n. -S] · a wading bird
—BLUEJAYS[n. -JAYS] · a corvine bird
—BULLBATS[n. -S] · a nocturnal bird
—BUSTARDS[n. -S] · a game bird
—BUZZARDS[n. -S] · a large bird of prey
—COTINGAS[n. -S] · a tropical bird
—COURLANS[n. -S] · a wading bird
—DORHAWKS[n. -S] · a nocturnal bird
—DOTTRELS[n. -S] · dotterel «a shore bird» / [x] { dotterel dottrel § dotterels dottrels }
—FATBIRDS[n. -S] · a wading bird
—FINFOOTS[n. -S] · an aquatic bird
—HALCYONS[n. -S] · a mythical bird
—HOATZINS[n. -S or -ES] · a tropical bird
—JACAMARS[n. -S] · a tropical bird
—JACKDAWS[n. -S] · a crowlike~ bird
—JAYBIRDS[n. -S] · a jay / [x] { jay jaybird § jaybirds jays }
—LAPWINGS[n. -S] · a shore bird
—LIMPKINS[n. -S] · a wading bird
—MANAKINS[n. -S] · a tropical bird
—MARTLETS[n. -S] · a martin / [x] { martin martlet § martins martlets }
—MEGAPODES[n. -S] · megapode «a large-footed~ bird» / [x] { megapod megapode § megapodes megapods § megapod megapode }
—OILBIRDS[n. -S] · a tropical bird
PORTOLANS[n. -S] · a European~ bird
—OSTRICH—[n. -ES] · a large, flightless bird
—PELICANS[n. -S] · a large, web-footed~ bird
—PENGUINS[n. -S] · a flightless, aquatic bird
—PHOENIX—[n. -ES] · a mythical bird / [x] { phenixes phoenixes § phenix phoenix phoenixes }
—QUETZALS[n. -S or -ES] · a tropical bird
—REDBIRDS[n. -S] · a bird with red plumage
—RUDDOCKS[n. -S] · a European~ bird
—SAWBILLS[n. -S] · a tropical bird
—SERIEMAS[n. -S] · a Brazilian~ bird
—SPARROWS[n. -S] · a small bird
—SUNBIRDS[n. -S] · a tropical bird
—TANAGERS[n. -S] · a brightly colored bird
—TINAMOUS[n. -S] · a South American~ game bird
—TOURACOS[n. -COS] · an African~ bird / [x] { touraco turaco turacou § touracos turacos turacous }
—TROCHILIS[n. -S] · an African~ bird
—TURACOUS[n. -S] · touraco «an African~ bird» / [x] { touraco turaco turacou § touracos turacos turacous }
—VULTURES[n. -S] · a bird of prey
—WAXBILLS[n. -S] · a tropical bird
—WAXWINGS[n. -S] · a type of passerine bird
—WRYNECKS[n. -S] · a European~ bird

8-Letter Birds (55 entries)

FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
—BELLBIRDS[n. -S] · a tropical bird
—BLACKCAPS[n. -S] · a small European~ bird
—BLUEBACKS[n. -S] · a bird or fish having a bluish back
—BOATBILLS[n. -S] · a wading bird
—BOBWHITES[n. -S] · a game bird
—BRANTAILS[n. -S] · a singing bird
—CAGELINGS[n. -S] · a caged bird
—CARDINALS[n. -S] · a bright red bird
—DAKERHENS[n. -S] · a European~ bird
—DOTTERELS[n. -S] · a shore bird / [x] { dotterel dottrel § dotterels dottrels }
—FIREBIRDS[n. -S] · a brightly colored bird
—FLAMINGOS[n. -GOS or -GOES] · a wading bird
—GRAYBACKS[n. -S] · a gray bird
—GUACHAROS[n. -ROS or -ROES] · a tropical bird
—GUITGUITS[n. -S] · a tropical American~ bird
—HANGBIRDS[n. -S] · a type of bird
—HORNBILLS[n. -S] · a large-billed~ bird
—KILLDEERS[n. -S] · a wading bird
—KINGBIRDS[n. -S] · an American~ bird
—LYREBIRDS[n. -S] · an Australian~ bird
—MANUCODES[n. -S] · a bird of paradise
—MEGAPODES[n. -S] · a large-footed~ bird / [x] { megapod megapode § megapodes megapods § megapod megapode }
—MOORFOWLS[n. -S] · a game bird
—MURRELETS[n. -S] · a small diving bird
—NESTLINGS[n. -S] · a young bird
—NIGHTJARS[n. -S] · a nocturnal bird
—NOTORNIS—[n. NOTORNIS] · a flightless bird
—NUTHATCH—[n. -ES] · a small bird
—OXPECKERS[n. -S] · an African~ bird
—PAURAQUES[n. -S] · a long-tailed~ nocturnal bird
—PEETWEETS[n. -S] · a wading bird
—PHEASANTS[n. -S] · a large, long-tailed~ bird
—PLUMIPEDS[n. -S] · a bird having feathered feet
—POORWILLS[n. -S] · a small North American~ bird
—PUFFBACKS[n. -S] · a small African~ bird
—PUFFBIRDS[n. -S] · a stocky tropical American~ bird
—RAINBIRDS[n. -S] · a type of bird
—REDSHANKS[n. -S] · a shore bird
—REEDLINGS[n. -S] · a marsh bird
—RINGNECKS[n. -S] · a bird having a ring of color around the neck
—SANDPEEPS[n. -S] · a wading bird
—SHOEBILLS[n. -S] · a wading bird
—SNOWBIRDS[n. -S] · a small bird
—SONGBIRDS[n. -S] · a bird that utters a musical call
—STARLINGS[n. -S] · a European~ bird
—SURFBIRDS[n. -S] · a shore bird
—TITMOUSE—[n. -MICE] · a small bird
—TROOPIALS[n. -S] · troupial «a tropical bird» / [x] { troopial troupial § troopials troupials }
—TROUPIALS[n. -S] · a tropical bird / [x] { troopial troupial § troopials troupials }
—TUBENOSES[n. -S] · a bird having tubular nostrils
—UMBRETTES[n. -S] · a wading bird
—WHEATEARS[n. -S] · a small bird of northern regions
—WHIMBRELS[n. -S] · a shore bird
—WILDFOWLS[n. -S] · a wild game bird
—WOODCOCKS[n. -S] · a game bird

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