bird feed
- noun
- /bɜrd fid/
:
comida para aves
- He enjoys watching the colorful birds that visit his backyard, thanks to the bird feed he puts out each day.
Examples
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Buying bird feed in bulk is more cost-effective if you have many feeders in your garden.
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She refilled the feeder with fresh bird feed every morning to attract songbirds.
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The pet store offers a wide selection of bird feed for different species.
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I need to buy some bird feed.
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The store sells various types of bird feed.
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Every morning, she fills the bird feeder with bird feed to attract different species of birds.
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After a long winter, we finally replenished the garden with fresh bird feed for the nesting birds.
Synonyms
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1.3
A mix of seeds given to birds to eat
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Food made or mixed for birds, often seeds and grains
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'food for birds' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'bird' (the animal) + 'feed' (food for animals); a B1 learner who knows both senses will readily infer this compound noun. This noun–noun compounding pattern and the use of 'feed' for animal food are common cross-linguistically, so the phrase is immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
Bird feed is a simple compound of bird and feed, where 'feed' means food for animals, so it names the food you give to birds. Picture filling a small feeder with seeds to attract robins and sparrows, and that image shows why bird feed means 'food provided to birds'.