English Dictionary

birdness

名詞

不可算名詞

The quality of being a bird.

日本語の意味

鳥であるという性質や本質、鳥らしさ

After watching the hatchlings practice takeoff, she reflected on the mysterious birdness that drives their instincts.

ひな鳥たちが離陸の練習をするのを見た後、彼女は彼らの本能を駆り立てる神秘的な鳥らしさについて考えた。

意味（1）

The quality of being a bird.

When we reason about an arbitrary bird, we may conclude that it flies, but we do not alter our concept of birdness to include flight in order to make that conclusion, as the above account implies.