Birdlikeness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being birdlike. uncountable

    "The irreducible birdlikeness of the eagle in The House of Fame had a similar function, in preventing us from being able to take him too seriously as a figure of authority."

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"The irreducible birdlikeness of the eagle in The House of Fame had a similar function, in preventing us from being able to take him too seriously as a figure of authority."

Etymology

From birdlike + -ness.

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