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birdcage

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A game of chance played with dice; chuck-a-luck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a cage in which a bird can be kept

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: cage, coop

History

Etymology

From bird + cage.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鳥籠 /鸟笼 (niǎolóng) — cage to keep birds in
  • Dutch: vogelkooi — cage to keep birds in
  • Finnish: lintuhäkki — cage to keep birds in
  • French: panier — cage to keep birds in
  • French: volière — cage to keep birds in
  • German: Vogelbauer — cage to keep birds in
  • German: Vogelkäfig — cage to keep birds in
  • Ancient Greek: κλωβός (klōbós) — cage to keep birds in
  • Hausa: kējī̀ — cage to keep birds in
  • Hungarian: kalitka — cage to keep birds in
  • Icelandic: fuglabúr — cage to keep birds in
  • Irish: éanadán — cage to keep birds in
  • Italian: voliera — cage to keep birds in
  • Japanese: 鳥籠 (torikago) — cage to keep birds in
  • Khmer: ទ្រុងសត្វ (trung sat) — cage to keep birds in
  • Korean: 새장 (saejang) — cage to keep birds in
  • Latin: cavea — cage to keep birds in
  • Khiamniungan Naga: vēutsūm — cage to keep birds in
  • Pazeh: xuruxuru — cage to keep birds in
  • Persian: قفس (qafas) — cage to keep birds in
  • Polish: klatka dla ptaków — cage to keep birds in
  • Portuguese: gaiola — cage to keep birds in
  • Russian: кле́тка — cage to keep birds in
  • Scottish Gaelic: eunadan — cage to keep birds in
  • Spanish: jaula — cage to keep birds in
  • Swedish: fågelbur — cage to keep birds in
  • Turkish: kuş kafesi — cage to keep birds in
  • Ottoman Turkish: قفس (kafes) — cage to keep birds in
  • Volapük: cek — cage to keep birds in
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