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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bower bird

/bou'-ẽr bẽrd/ · Bow·er bird · IPA
01 An Australian bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus [or] Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus), allied to the starling. The male constructs singular bow…
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    An Australian bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus [or] Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus), allied to the starling. The male constructs singular bowers or playhouses of twigs and decorates them with bright-colored objects to attract females; the satin bird.(Zool.)