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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

शिकारी पक्षी

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shikaari pakshi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bird of prey/ˈbɜːrd əv preɪ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"चील एक शिकारी पक्षी है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A bird of prey, such as an eagle, hawk, falcon, or owl, that hunts and feeds on other animals.

    "The golden eagle is a majestic bird of prey that rules the alpine skies."
  2. 2

    A raptor characterized by acute vision, powerful talons, and a hooked beak adapted for tearing flesh.

    "Conservationists established a sanctuary to protect endangered birds of prey from habitat loss."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English, combining 'bird' (from Old English 'brid') and 'prey' (from Old French 'preie', ultimately from Latin 'praeda' meaning plunder or booty). The term historically evolved to classify avian species that hunt and feed on vertebrates.

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