bowerbird
any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females • Syn: catbird • Hypernyms: oscine, oscine bird • Hyponyms: satin bowerbird, satin bird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, great bowerbird, Chlamydera nuchalis • Member Holonyms: Ptilonorhynchidae, family Ptilonorhynchidae
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