ovenbird

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several birds:
  2. Originally, any of several small European birds that build dome-shaped nests; such as the long-tailed tit, willow warbler and chiffchaff.
  3. An American warbler, Seiurus aurocapilla, that builds such a nest of vegetation.
  4. Any bird of the Central and South America family Furnariidae.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ovenbird.wav

Word forms

ovenbird ovenbirds

Etymology

From oven + bird, from the shape of the nest.

Synonyms

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