bird-like
Resembling winged animals
Bird-like describes something resembling a bird in appearance, movement, or manner.
A bird-like build is small and delicate.
Bird-like eyes are quick and darting.
Someone with bird-like movements is light and quick, perhaps jerky.
She pecked at her food in a bird-like way.
Rising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- hoveringSuspended without support
- flappingRapid wing motion
airborne · swooping · diving · aerial · ascending · descending · thermals · drifting
Bird's lightweight covering
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- wingsLimbs for flight
- talonsHooked bird claws
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
crest · quills · barbs · preening · molting · downy · plumed · clawed
Elegant in movement
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
- agileLimber and quick-moving
- litheSupple and graceful
fluid · darting · hopping · flitting · pecking · bobbing · strutting · waddling
Vocal music-making
- chirpingHigh repeated animal calls
- trillingRapid note alternation
- warblingSinging with quavers
- squawkingLoud harsh crying
cawing · cooing · tweeting · whistling · melodic · shrill · mimicry · parrot
Having small gleaming eyes
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
- bright-eyedAlert and enthusiastic
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- petiteSmall and delicate
diminutive · alert · watchful · perky · crested · plumed · ruffled · preened
Making a dwelling
- flockingGathering in crowds
- migrationMovement to new territory
- roostingSettling to sleep aloft
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
brooding · territorial · courtship · egg-laying · feeding · scavenging · hunting · vigilant
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
flapping · airborne · swooping · diving · aerial · ascending · descending · thermals · drifting · lift
feathers
Bird's lightweight covering
plumage · crest · quills · barbs · preening · molting · downy · plumed · clawed · winged
graceful
Elegant in movement
lithe · fluid · darting · hopping · flitting · pecking · bobbing · strutting · waddling · swooping
singing
Vocal music-making
squawking · cawing · cooing · tweeting · whistling · melodic · shrill · mimicry · parrot · mockingbird
beady-eyed
Having small gleaming eyes
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
- bright-eyedAlert and enthusiastic
- sleekSmooth and elegant
petite · diminutive · alert · watchful · perky · crested · plumed · ruffled · preened
nesting
Making a dwelling
foraging · brooding · territorial · courtship · egg-laying · feeding · scavenging · hunting · vigilant · skittish
bird-likemammalian
Of the nursing class
mammal-like · reptilian · serpentine · bovine · slug-like
bird-likelumbering
Moving heavily and awkwardly
plodding · earthbound · elephantine · ponderous · leaden