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ovenbird
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[ˈʌvnbəːd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a small, drab tropical American bird belonging to a diverse family, many members of which make domed nests of mud
- a migratory brown North American warbler that builds a domed nest of vegetation on the ground
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Origin
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late 18th century: from oven + bird (with allusion to the domed or arched shape of many traditional forms of bread oven)
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