game bird

noun

: a bird that may be legally hunted according to the laws especially of a state of the U.S.

Examples of game bird in a Sentence

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Still, more than 15,000 native ducks were killed in NSW during the state’s 2022 to 2023 native game bird management program for mitigating crop damage. Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024 Small mammals and game birds like grouse and wild turkeys will feast on the bugs, as will black bears and other foragers. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024 Boswell said the two species are overpopulated in Kentucky and pose an outsized threat to smaller animals, including songbirds, game birds, rodents, turkeys, farm chickens and cats. Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 9 Jan. 2024 The disease also has hit several game bird production facilities in the U.S. Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for game bird 

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of game bird was in 1770

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“Game bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20bird. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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