bird-watch

verb

bird-watched; bird-watching; bird-watches

Examples of bird-watch in a Sentence

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Before boarding the ship, the Dutch couple had traveled through Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay on a bird-watching trip, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Thursday. ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026 The Dutch couple that presented the first two cases had traveled through Argentina, Chile and Uruguay on a bird-watching trip before boarding the ship, the WHO said. Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 Argentine officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the leading hypothesis is that the couple may have been exposed to rodents while visiting a landfill during a bird-watching tour in the city of Ushuaia, unknowingly contracting the virus before boarding the cruise ship. Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 Cycling groups, bird-watching meetups, intramural sports leagues and hiking clubs are all seeing similar bumps as Gen Z trades swipe culture for face-to-face connection. Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 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 11 May. 2026.

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