ovenbird

/ˌʌvənˈbʌrd/
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Other forms: ovenbirds

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