Explore Birdlike through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like animal. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Birdlike in a sentence
Birdlike meaning
Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds.
Synonyms of Birdlike
Using Birdlike
- The main meaning on this page is: Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds.
- Useful related words include: bird-like, animal.
Context around Birdlike
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Birdlike
- In this selection, "birdlike" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, extremely, boyish, behavioral and character stand out and add context to how "birdlike" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are extremely birdlike and they and in boyish birdlike behavioral behavioural. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "birdlike" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with birdlike
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Probably the earlier version of Tengu was more birdlike in appearance, like the one in the top center of the photo below. (22 words)
It is also common for adjectives to be derived from nouns, as in boyish, birdlike, behavioral (behavioural), famous, manly, angelic, and so on. (23 words)
Rutherford presented the character as a bold and eccentric old lady, different from the prim and birdlike character Christie created in her novels. (23 words)
Barsbold (1983) and Zweers and Van den Berge (1997) noted that many maniraptoran lineages are extremely birdlike, and they suggested that different groups of birds may have descended from different dinosaur ancestors. (32 words)
It is also common for adjectives to be derived from nouns, as in boyish, birdlike, behavioral (behavioural), famous, manly, angelic, and so on. (23 words)
Rutherford presented the character as a bold and eccentric old lady, different from the prim and birdlike character Christie created in her novels. (23 words)
Example sentences (4)
Probably the earlier version of Tengu was more birdlike in appearance, like the one in the top center of the photo below.
Barsbold (1983) and Zweers and Van den Berge (1997) noted that many maniraptoran lineages are extremely birdlike, and they suggested that different groups of birds may have descended from different dinosaur ancestors.
It is also common for adjectives to be derived from nouns, as in boyish, birdlike, behavioral (behavioural), famous, manly, angelic, and so on.
Rutherford presented the character as a bold and eccentric old lady, different from the prim and birdlike character Christie created in her novels.