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Ovenbird

Ov′en-birdˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
Any species of the genus
Furnarius
, allied to the creepers. They inhabit South America and the West Indies, and construct curious oven-shaped nests.
(b)
In the United States,
Seiurus aurocapillus
; – called also
golden-crowned thrush
.
(c)
In England, sometimes applied to the willow warbler, and to the long-tailed titmouse.

Definition 2024


ovenbird

ovenbird

English

Noun

ovenbird (plural ovenbirds)

  1. Any of several birds
    1. (Britain) Any of several small birds that build dome-shaped nests; the long-tailed tit, willow warbler and chiffchaff
    2. (US) A warbler, Seiurus auricapillus, that builds such a nest of vegetation
    3. (Central America) Any of several passerine birds that build such nests of mud

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  • OED 2004

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