game bird
noun
: a bird that may be legally hunted according to the laws especially of a state of the U.S.
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The two game birds look similar and were ending up on people's dinner tables in basically the same way, McKean says.
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Natalie Escobar, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
Golden retrievers were developed in the mid-19th century in another part of the U.K., Scotland, and were designed to work alongside hunters and retriever game birds from both land and water.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Hunters can expect open season for turkeys, game birds and several types of small animals throughout the fall.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2025
The update is intended to cover the next decade, said Taylor Finger, DNR game bird specialist.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
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Natalie Escobar, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
Golden retrievers were developed in the mid-19th century in another part of the U.K., Scotland, and were designed to work alongside hunters and retriever game birds from both land and water.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Hunters can expect open season for turkeys, game birds and several types of small animals throughout the fall.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2025
The update is intended to cover the next decade, said Taylor Finger, DNR game bird specialist.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
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“Game bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20bird. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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