HyperDic: bowerbird

English > 1 sense of the word bowerbird:
NOUNanimalbowerbird, catbirdany of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
English > bowerbird: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females.
Synonymcatbird
Member ofPtilonorhynchidae, family Ptilonorhynchidaebowerbirds
Narrowergreat bowerbird, Chlamydera nuchalislarge bowerbird of northern Australia
satin bowerbird, satin bird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceusOf southeast Australia
Broaderoscine, oscine birdpasserine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
Spanishpájaro gato
Catalanocell gat

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