 | English  | German | |
 | orn. zool. bald {adj} [newborn mice, birds, etc.] | 52 nackt [neugeborene Mäuse, Vögel etc.] | |
| fulvous {adj} [used for describing birds / animals] | rötlich gelb | |
| orn. zool. loral {adj} [attr.] [spv.] [of or relating to a lore in birds and reptiles] [e.g. loral scales] | Zügel- [z. B. Zügelschuppen] [Raum zwischen Auge und Nasenlöchern] | |
| orn. zool. loreal {adj} [attr.] [of or relating to a lore in birds and reptiles] [e.g. loreal scales] | Zügel- [z. B. Zügelschuppen] [Raum zwischen Auge und Nasenlöchern] | |
| Verbs |
| orn. zool. to hatch sth. [eggs; young birds, etc.] | 1677 etw. ausbrüten [Eier; Vögel etc.] | |
| to wheel [birds] | 499 kreisen [Vögel] | |
| orn. to gorge [birds of prey] | 373 kröpfen [fressen bei Raubvögeln] | |
| to peck [birds] | 98 hacken [Vögel] | |
| orn. to hover [esp. birds of prey] | 35 rütteln [bes. Greifvögel] | |
| to pick [e. g. birds] | 32 picken [z. B. Vögel] | |
| orn. to ring [birds] | 18 beringen | |
| orn. to band [birds] | 14 beringen | |
| orn. to cram [birds] | 6 kröpfen [nudeln] | |
| hunting orn. to cast [(of birds of prey) to eject indigestible parts] | wöllen [(von Raubvögeln) das Gewölle auswerfen] | |
| orn. to flight [of birds] | in Schwärmen ziehen [Vögel] | |
| orn. zool. to gape [of young birds: open their beaks to be fed] | sperren [von jungen Vögeln: den Schnabel aufsperren, um gefüttert zu werden] | |
| to handtame [birds etc.] | handzahm machen [Vögel usw.] | |
| Nouns |
| haven [for birds, families, etc.] | 51 Paradies {n} [für Vögel, Familien etc.] | |
| hunting game [hunted animals or birds] | 48 Jagdwild {n} | |
| orn. flight [birds] | 22 Schar {f} | |
| relig. auspice [divination from the actions of birds] | 15 Vogelschau {f} [Weissagung aus der Art des Vogelflugs] | |
| orn. birdhouse [Am.] [for birds to nest in] | 15 Vogelhaus {n} [ugs.] [Nistkasten] | |
| cage [esp. for birds] | 11 Vogelbauer {n} [auch {m}] | |
| psych. ornithophobia [irrational fear of birds] | 8 Ornithophobie {f} [irrationale Angst vor Vögeln] | |
| orn. [courtship behavior of gallinaceous birds] | Bodenbalz {f} | |
| hunting [net to catch various types of terrestrial birds] | Tiras {n} [veraltet] [Rsv.] | |
| hunting [net to catch various types of terrestrial birds] | Tirass {n} | |
| hunting [net to catch various types of terrestrial birds] | Tiraß {n} [alt] | |
| hunting [net to catch various types of terrestrial birds] | Tyras {n} [veraltet] [Rsv.] | |
| hunting [net to catch various types of terrestrial birds] | Tyrass {n} [veraltet] [Rsv.] | |
| orn. T | | |
| VetMed. bumblefoot [ulcerative pododermatitis] [birds, rodents] | Bumblefoot-Erkrankung {f} [Pododermatitis] | |
| acad. orn. caliology [study of birds' nests] | Kaliologie {f} [Vogelnesterkunde] | |
| orn. T | | |
| egger [collector of birds' eggs] | Vogeleiersammler {m} | |
| orn. flyway [of birds] | Zugweg {m} [der Vögel] | |
| VetMed. gapes {pl} [treated as sg.] [in poultry / birds] | Wurmhusten {m} [durch Luftröhrenwürmer [Syngamus tracheae] verursachte Krankheit bei Geflügel / Vögeln] | |
| orn. hovering [esp. birds of prey] | Rütteln {n} [bes. Greifvögel] | |
| orn. speculum [patch, often distinctly coloured, on the inner remiges of some birds] | Flügelspiegel {m} [auffällig gefärbte Stelle am Vogelflügel] | |
| orn. speculum [patch, often distinctly coloured, on the inner remiges of some birds] | Spiegel {m} [auffällig gefärbte Stelle am Vogelflügel] | |
| orn. volery [rare] [flock of birds] | Schwarm {m} | |
| orn. volery [rare] [flock of birds] | Vogelschwarm {m} | |
| orn. T | | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| human-imprinted {adj} [e.g. birds] | menschengeprägt [z. B. Vögel] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to bristle with sb./sth. [people, birds, ants, microbes, mistakes, etc.] | von / vor jdm./etw. wimmeln [Objekt sind vornehmlich Menschen und Tiere, auch Fehler u. ä.] | |
| hunting to fly away [of birds] | abstreichen [Jägerspr.] [Federwild: wegfliegen] | |
| orn. to peck at sth. [birds] | etw. anfressen [Vögel] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| orn. aerial predators [birds of prey as a menace for other animals] | Luftfeinde {pl} [Raubvögel] | |
| aviat. artificial flight [manflight; opposed to natural flight of e.g. birds] | Kunstflug {m} [veraltet] [Flugversuche von Menschen; Gegensatz zum natürlichen Flug z. B. von Vögeln] | |
| ecol. EU orn. Birds Directive [Council Directive on the conservation of wild birds] | Vogelschutzrichtlinie {f} [Richtlinie des Rates über die Erhaltung der wildlebenden Vogelarten] | |
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