NOUN | animal | bowerbird, catbird | any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females |
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Meaning | Any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females. | |
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Synonym | catbird | |
Member of | Ptilonorhynchidae, family Ptilonorhynchidae | bowerbirds |
Narrower | great bowerbird, Chlamydera nuchalis | large bowerbird of northern Australia |
satin bowerbird, satin bird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus | Of southeast Australia | |
Broader | oscine, oscine bird | passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus |
Spanish | pájaro gato | |
Catalan | ocell gat |
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