Bird vs. Fellow

A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.

Example: ‘Ducks and sparrows are birds.’;

(slang) A man, fellow.

A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.

Girlfriend.

Example: ‘Mike went out with his bird last night.’;

(slang) An airplane.

(slang) A satellite.

(obsolete) A chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling.

(slang) A prison sentence.

Example: ‘He’s doing bird.’;

The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.

(Asian slang) A penis.

(intransitive) To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.

(intransitive) To catch or shoot birds.

To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.

Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

Example: ‘That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird.’; ‘The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes.’;

A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.

Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.

Fig.: A girl; a maiden.

Example: ‘And by my word! the bonny birdIn danger shall not tarry.’;

To catch or shoot birds.

Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.

to watch birds, especially in their natural habitats, for enjoyment; to birdwatch.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

informal terms for a (young) woman

a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

watch and study birds in their natural habitat

a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, a beak, and typically by being able to fly.

a bird that is hunted for sport or used for food

Example: ‘carve the bird and arrange on a warmed serving plate’;

an aircraft, spacecraft, or satellite.

a person of a specified kind or character

Example: ‘she's a sharp old bird’;

a young woman or a girlfriend.

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves , characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5.5 cm (2.2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) ostrich.

(obsolete) A colleague or partner.

A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.

An equal in power, rank, character, etc.

One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate.

(colloquial) A male person; a man.

(rare) A person; an individual, male or female.

(heading) A rank or title in the professional world, usually given as "Fellow".

In the English universities, a scholar who is appointed to a foundation called a fellowship, which gives a title to certain perquisites and privileges.

In an American college or university, a member of the corporation which manages its business interests; also, a graduate appointed to a fellowship, who receives the income of the foundation.

A member of a literary or scientific society

Example: ‘a Fellow of the Royal Society’;

The most senior rank or title one can achieve on a technical career in certain companies (though some Fellows also hold business titles such as Vice President or Chief Technology Officer). This is typically found in large corporations in research and development-intensive industries (IBM or Sun Microsystems in information technology, and Boston Scientific in Medical Devices for example). They appoint a small number of senior scientists and engineers as Fellows.

In the US and Canada, a physician who is undergoing a supervised, sub-specialty medical training (fellowship) after completing a specialty training program (residency).

Having common characteristics; being of the same kind, or in the same group

Example: ‘Roger and his fellow workers are to go on strike.’;

To suit with; to pair with; to match.

A companion; a comrade; an associate; a partner; a sharer.

Example: ‘The fellows of his crime.’; ‘We are fellows still,Serving alike in sorrow.’; ‘That enormous engine was flanked by two fellows almost of equal magnitude.’;

A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.

Example: ‘Worth makes the man, and want of it, the fellow.’;

An equal in power, rank, character, etc.

Example: ‘It is impossible that ever RomeShould breed thy fellow.’;

One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate; the male.

Example: ‘When they be but heifers of one year, . . . they are let go to the fellow and breed.’; ‘This was my glove; here is the fellow of it.’;

A person; an individual.

Example: ‘She seemed to be a good sort of fellow.’;

In the English universities, a scholar who is appointed to a foundation called a fellowship, which gives a title to certain perquisites and privileges.

In an American college or university, a member of the corporation which manages its business interests; also, a graduate appointed to a fellowship, who receives the income of the foundation.

A member of a literary or scientific society; as, a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Example: ‘Were the great duke himself here, and would lift upMy head to fellow pomp amongst his nobles.’;

To suit with; to pair with; to match.

a boy or man;

Example: ‘that chap is your host’; ‘there's a fellow at the door’; ‘he's a likable cuss’;

a person who is frequently in the company of another;

Example: ‘drinking companions’; ‘comrades in arms’;

a person who is member of your class or profession;

Example: ‘the surgeon consulted his colleagues’; ‘he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers’;

an informal form of address for a man;

Example: ‘Say, fellow, what are you doing?’; ‘Hey buster, what's up?’;

a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman;

Example: ‘if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked’;

A fellow is a broad concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements.