ovenbird

Definitions


[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


Phrases:

Origin:
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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