ovenbird
IPA: ˈʌvʌnbɝd
noun
- Any of several birds
- Originally, any of several small European birds that build dome-shaped nests; such as the long-tailed tit, willow warbler and chiffchaff.
- An American warbler, Seiurus aurocapilla, that builds such a nest of vegetation.
- Any bird of the Central and South America family Furnariidae.
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Examples of "ovenbird" in Sentences
- This is why some people can it an ovenbird.
- Most are arboreal, but some are more terrestrial, such as the Ovenbird.
- The former family has been merged into the ovenbird family, Furnariidae.
- The Rufous Hornero is a large ovenbird with a square tail and a straight bill.
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