bowerbird

Noun

Meaning

any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

catbird fuchs bower horticultural garden gardening gardener oscine landscaper groundskeeper greenskeeper groundsman yardman groundkeeper fixe

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Hypernyms

oscine oscine bird

Hyponyms

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bird satin bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird

Examples

Egerton, pp. 268, 272. The satin bowerbird has attracted the interest of evolutionary psychologists; it has a complex courtship ritual in which the male creates a bower filled with blue, shiny items to woo mates. Source: Internet

Male regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus, Ptilonorhynchidae The tiny goldcrest (Regulus regulus) belongs to a minor but highly distinct lineage of Passeri. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Bower's shrikethrush Bower-Barff Bower-Barff process Bowerchalke bowered bowerland