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birdlife

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Birds collectively; avifauna.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Introduction to California Birdlife describes the representative birds in California's seven major bioregions: ocean, seashore, coastal ranges, Central Valley, mountains and foothills, Great Basin, and deserts.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From bird + life.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: fugleliv — birds collectively
  • Finnish: linnusto — birds collectively
  • French: avifaune — birds collectively
  • German: Vogelwelt — birds collectively
  • Greek: ορνιθοπανίδα (ornithopanída) — birds collectively
  • Greek: πτηνοπανίδα (ptinopanída) — birds collectively
  • Icelandic: fuglalíf — birds collectively
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fugleliv — birds collectively
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fugleliv — birds collectively
  • Polish: awifauna — birds collectively
  • Polish: ornitofauna — birds collectively
  • Spanish: aves — birds collectively
  • Spanish: ornitofauna — birds collectively
  • Swedish: fågelliv — birds collectively