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Webster 1913 Edition
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)
- Any of several birds
- (Britain) Any of several small birds that build dome-shaped nests; the long-tailed tit, willow warbler and chiffchaff
- (US) A warbler, Seiurus auricapillus, that builds such a nest of vegetation
- (Central America) Any of several passerine birds that build such nests of mud
Translations
Seiurus auricapillus
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References
- OED 2004