ov·en·bird ( v  n-bûrd )n. 1. A thrushlike North American warbler (Seiurus aurocapillus) having a shrill call and characteristically building a domed, oven-shaped nest on the ground. Also called teacher bird. 2. Any of various South American birds of the family Furnariidae, especially of the genus Furnarius. [From its oven-shaped nest.] |
ovenbird [ˈʌvənˌbɜːd]
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of numerous small brownish South American passerine birds of the family Furnariidae that build oven-shaped clay nests
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a common North American warbler, Seiurus aurocapillus, that has an olive-brown striped plumage with an orange crown and builds a cup-shaped nest on the ground
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  ovenbird - American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the groundNew World warbler, wood warbler - small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song genus Seiurus, Seiurus - ovenbirds and water thrushes |
| 2. | ovenbird - small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests tyrannid - a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni Furnarius, genus Furnarius - type genus of the family Furnariidae: ovenbirds |
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