ovenbird
English edit
Etymology edit
oven + bird, from the shape of the nest.
Noun edit
ovenbird (plural ovenbirds)
- Any of several birds
- Originally, any of several small European birds that build dome-shaped nests; such as the long-tailed tit, willow warbler and chiffchaff.
- An American warbler, Seiurus aurocapilla, that builds such a nest of vegetation.
- Any bird of the Central and South America family Furnariidae.
Synonyms edit
- (Furnariidae bird) furnariid
Hyponyms edit
- (Furnariidae bird) woodcreeper, miner, leaftosser
Translations edit
small European bird
Seiurus auricapilla
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References edit
- OED 2004