English Explanatory Dictionary

bower bird

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any bird of the Australasian family Ptilonorhynchidae noted for building display structures (bowers) and decorating them with bright objects such as shells, glass, flowers, etc.
  2. A person who collects objects for display.

Word forms

bower bird bower birds bowerbird

Etymology

From bower + bird.

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