HyperDic: satin_bowerbird

English > 1 sense of the expression satin bowerbird:
NOUNanimalsatin bowerbird, satin bird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceusof southeast Australia
English > satin bowerbird: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningOf southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green.
Synonymssatin bird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Member ofPtilonorhynchus, genus Ptilonorhynchustype genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae
Broaderbowerbird, catbirdAny of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females

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