If ANIMAL is coded as LAMINA, then BIRD is coded as:

Concept: This is a letter-coding puzzle: the code for a word is generated by applying one fixed rule to every letter of the word. The example shows the code is obtained by reversing the order of the letters in the word - the first letter of the word becomes the last letter of the code, and so on.

Step-by-step application:

1. Confirm the rule from the example: ANIMAL has letters A-N-I-M-A-L; reversing this order gives L-A-M-I-N-A, i.e. LAMINA, exactly matching the coded word.

2. Apply the same reversal rule to BIRD: BIRD has letters B-I-R-D; reversing the order gives D-R-I-B, i.e. DRIB.

Cross-check: The first letter of BIRD is B, so the reversed code should end in B - DRIB ends in B, confirming the rule was applied correctly. Both words also have the same letter count (4).