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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBird-Catching
/ˈbɜrdˌkætʃɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act or practice of capturing birds, typically for sport or research.
"The bird-catching season begins in early spring when many species are nesting." - 2
A method or technique used to capture birds.
"He employed various bird-catching techniques, including nets and traps."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'bird-catching' is a compound word formed from 'bird', which comes from Old English 'bridde', and 'catching', derived from the verb 'catch', which has roots in Middle English 'cacchen'. The combination reflects the practice of capturing birds, which has been part of human culture since ancient times for food, sport, and study.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bird-Catching" is said worldwide
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Attraper des oiseaux
Transliteration: a-trah-pay day zwah
"La saison pour attraper des oiseaux commence au printemps."
Vogel fangen
Transliteration: foh-gel fang-en
"Die Vogel Fang-Saison beginnt im frühen Frühling."
Cattura di uccelli
Transliteration: kaht-toor-ah dee oo-chel-lee
"La stagione per la cattura di uccelli inizia in primavera."
Captura de aves
Transliteration: kap-too-rah day ah-ves
"La temporada de captura de aves comienza en primavera."
Captura de pássaros
Transliteration: kap-too-rah je pah-sah-ros
"A temporada de captura de pássaros começa na primavera."
पक्षी पकड़ना
Transliteration: pakshi pakadna
"पक्षी पकड़ने का मौसम वसंत में शुरू होता है।"
捕鸟
Transliteration: bǔ niǎo
"捕鸟的季节在春天开始。"
새 잡기
Transliteration: sae jabgi
"새 잡기 시즌은 봄에 시작됩니다."
鳥捕り
Transliteration: tori tori
"鳥捕りのシーズンは春に始まります。"
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