What is the word to describe a bird organizes its feathers?





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Which verb accurately describes a bird's behavior that the bird does every day to make its feathers clean and organized. And this verb occurs most in most of literature.




  • organize its feathers


  • brush its feathers


  • clean its feathers?







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      • clean its feathers?







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      • clean its feathers?







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          The verb is to preen:




          [ I or T ] If a bird preens or preens itself, it cleans and arranges its feathers using its beak.




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            The verb is to preen:




            [ I or T ] If a bird preens or preens itself, it cleans and arranges its feathers using its beak.




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            enter image description here



            preening macaw parrot



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              [ I or T ] If a bird preens or preens itself, it cleans and arranges its feathers using its beak.




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              enter image description here



              preening macaw parrot



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                [ I or T ] If a bird preens or preens itself, it cleans and arranges its feathers using its beak.




                (Cambridge Dictionary)



                enter image description here



                preening macaw parrot



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                The verb is to preen:




                [ I or T ] If a bird preens or preens itself, it cleans and arranges its feathers using its beak.




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