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bowerbird
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bowerbird has 1 sense
- bowerbird(n = noun.animal) catbird - any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females; Array is a kind of oscine, oscine bird
is a member of family ptilonorhynchidae, ptilonorhynchidae
has particulars: ptilonorhynchus violaceus, satin bird, satin bowerbird, chlamydera nuchalis, great bowerbird
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bowerbird, n.
1 any of various birds of the Ptilonorhyncidae family, native to Australia and New Guinea, the males of which construct elaborate bowers of feathers, grasses, shells, etc. during courtship.
2 a person who collects bric-{agrave}-brac.
1 any of various birds of the Ptilonorhyncidae family, native to Australia and New Guinea, the males of which construct elaborate bowers of feathers, grasses, shells, etc. during courtship.
2 a person who collects bric-{agrave}-brac.
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