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Ovenbird

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Noun

1. ovenbird, seiurus aurocapillus

American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground

2. ovenbird

small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ovenbird

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noun
1. 
any of numerous small brownish South American passerine birds of the family Furnariidae that build oven-shaped clay nests
2. 
a common North American warbler, Seiurus aurocapillus, that has an olive-brown striped plumage with an orange crown and builds a cup-shaped nest on the ground

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Ovenbird

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noun
1. 
any of a large family (Furnariidae) of Neotropical passerine birds; esp., any of a genus (Furnarius) that builds a two-chambered, dome-shaped, ovenlike nest from clay and dried leaves
2.  US
any of various other birds that build a domelike nest on the ground; esp., a North American wood warbler (Seiurus aurocapillus)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ovenbird

see synonyms of ovenbird
n.
1. A thrushlike warbler (Seiurus aurocapilla) of the Americas, having a loud call and characteristically building a domed, oven-shaped nest on the ground. Also called teacher bird.
2. Any of various South American birds of the family Furnariidae, especially of the genus Furnarius.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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