Beak
/biːk/
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1
The external mouth part of a bird, typically hard and pointed.
/biːk/
nounneutralBeginner
General
The horny projecting jaws of a bird.
The robin used its beak to find worms.
💡 Simply: A bird's mouth.
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2
The parrot's beak was brightly colored.
How It's Used
Ornithology
"The eagle's beak was hooked and sharp."
Zoology
"The beak of the parrot was brightly colored."
From Old English *bēac, from Proto-Germanic *bēkō.
The word 'beak' has been used in English for centuries to describe the mouth of a bird.
Memory tip
Think of a bird pecking with its beak.
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