Definitions of ovenbird
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American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground
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synonyms:
Seiurus aurocapillus
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type of:
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New World warbler, wood warbler
small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song
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New World warbler, wood warbler
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small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests
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type of:
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tyrannid
a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni
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tyrannid
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