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View synonyms for game bird
game bird
noun
- any bird hunted chiefly for sport, as a quail or pheasant, especially such a bird that is protected by game laws.
game bird
noun
- a bird of any species hunted as game
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Word History and Origins
Origin of game bird1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
But give the valley quail cover in which to hide and it can and will out-hide any game bird except the Montezuma quail of Mexico.
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After a few days' hunting I found them a very satisfactory game bird.
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If there is any member of the feathered tribe entitled to the designation of royal game bird, it is the wild turkey.
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Another favorite game bird, but one which requires skill to hunt successfully.
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There exists but a single resident species of true game-bird—the redleg.
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