bird-watch

verb

bird-watched; bird-watching; bird-watches

Examples of bird-watch in a Sentence

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Argentine officials suggested the hantavirus outbreak could have originated from a bird-watching outing that took the deceased Dutch couple to a landfill, where they may have been exposed to rodents carrying the virus before boarding the ship, the Associated Press reported. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 London will also get in on the action when Merrell teams up with Ollie Ranger of Flock Together, an urban bird-watching collective. Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 June 2026 Costa Rica Costa Rica’s rainforests offer varied bird-watching experiences. Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 27 May 2026 Ninety-six million Americans bird-watch, 58 million fish, and 14 million hunt. John Reid, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bird-watch

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from bird-watcher

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bird-watch was in 1938

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“Bird-watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird-watch. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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