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BIRDSEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does birdseed mean? 

BIRDSEED (noun)
  The noun BIRDSEED has 1 sense:

1. food given to birds; usually mixed seedsplay

  Familiarity information: BIRDSEED used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BIRDSEED (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Food given to birds; usually mixed seeds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

bird feed; bird food; birdseed

Hypernyms ("birdseed" is a kind of...):

feed; provender (food for domestic livestock)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "birdseed"):

canary seed (a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds)


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