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Meanings of
queer bird
in English
Catalan
tocat de l'ala
Spanish
tipo raro
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Someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group.
kook
odd fellow
odd fish
queer duck
odd man out
Catalan
tocat de l'ala
Usage of
queer bird
in English
1
He's a
queer
bird
is Harold, said Mr. Bucket, eyeing me with great expression.
2
The Blue Jay is a
queer
bird
,
who can twist himself into all sorts of shapes.
3
One or two
queer
bird
's
nests fastened to small branches hung quite naturally here and there.
4
That was a
queer
bird
;
he had never seen a bird with a wing action like that.
5
Well, he's kind of a
queer
bird
.
6
That Hodge is such a
queer
bird
!
7
You're a
queer
bird
,
Jig.
8
Ike's a
queer
bird
.
9
He was a
queer
bird
though, a brother of the Bone Temple, and you could never tell what he was thinking.
10
He dived into his cabin, the two ends of his woolen scarf flying out behind him like the tail of some
queer
bird
.
11
There dwell wild uguisu, owls, wild doves, too many crows, and a
queer
bird
that makes weird noises at night-long deep sounds of hoo, hoo.
12
So you're one of the
queer
birds
out of that roost, are you?
13
It's after midnight that the
queer
birds
come creeping out.
14
Your Aunt Meg always was picking up
queer
birds
!
15
Queer
birds
squawked in the thick reeds.
16
He probably has a larger acquaintance with the
queer
birds
of the Mediterranean ports than any one else in England.
Other examples for "queer bird"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
queer
bird
queer
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
queer bird
Catalan
tocat de l'ala
sonat
guillat
Spanish
tipo raro
bicho raro
pájaro raro
Queer bird
through the time
Queer bird
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common