bower bird

noun

Any bird of the Australasian family Ptilonorhynchidae noted for building display structures (bowers) and decorating them with bright objects such as shells, glass, flowers, etc.

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Meanings

nounbower bird (plural bower birds)

plural bower birds · alternative bowerbird

  1. Any bird of the Australasian family Ptilonorhynchidae noted for building display structures (bowers) and decorating them with bright objects such as shells, glass, flowers, etc.
  2. figurativelyA person who collects objects for display.

Origin

From bower + bird.

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Translations

Bulgarian беседкова птица
  • беседкова птица (besedkova ptica)Australasian bird
Catalan jardiner
  • jardinerAustralasian bird
Czech lemčík
  • lemčíkAustralasian bird
Finnish lavastaja
  • lavastajaAustralasian bird
French jardinier
  • jardinierAustralasian bird
German Laubenvogel
  • LaubenvogelAustralasian bird
Hebrew סֻכִּי
  • סֻכִּי (sukkí)Australasian bird
Italian uccello giardiniere
  • uccello giardiniereAustralasian bird
Japanese 庭師鳥
  • 庭師鳥 (niwashi-dori)Australasian bird
Polish altannik
  • altannikAustralasian bird
Russian шала́шник
  • шала́шник (šalášnik)Australasian bird
Spanish pergolero
  • pergoleroAustralasian bird
Cite this entry
APA

bower bird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bower%20bird

MLA

“bower bird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bower%20bird. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bower bird,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bower%20bird.

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