fledge
IPA: fɫˈɛdʒ
verb
- (transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
- (intransitive) To grow, cover or be covered with feathers.
- (transitive) To decorate with feathers.
- (intransitive) To complete the last moult and become a winged adult insect.
adjective
- (archaic) Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
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Examples of "fledge" in Sentences
- The chicks fledge after two months.
- The chicks fledge in about 17 days.
- The chicks fledge in another 12 days.
- The chicks fledge from January to March.
- The chick takes about 160 days to fledge.
- The chicks fledge around seven weeks of age.
- Both parents feed the chicks and fledged young.
- By February, the majority of chicks have fledged.
- The chicks are altricial and take around 12 days to fledge.
- The egg is incubated for 45 days and the chick fledged at 100 days.
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