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cage bird

noun

  1. a bird that is commonly kept in a cage as a pet.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cage bird1

First recorded in 1620–30

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Example Sentences

Lean on the wall, and loose her cage-bird heart, To lift and breast and dance upon the breeze.

This favorite cage-bird comes from Australia, where it is found in enormous flocks.

The cage-bird class has as its most important representative the canary.

Its ready adaptation to confinement has made it a popular cage-bird on both sides of the Atlantic.

Be no cage bird who will not fly out into the sunlight when the door is opened freely.

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