bowerbird

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A form of bower bird — 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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catbird
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Meanings

nounbowerbird (plural bowerbirds)

plural bowerbirds

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of bower bird.

    Unlike those flamboyant bowerbirds, a worm might simply decide that it is better off without us, and retire from public life.

    2007 April 22, Amy Stewart, “How the Worm Turns”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females

Similar
catbird
Broader
oscineoscine bird
Also see
catbird

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

bowerbird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowerbird

MLA

“bowerbird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowerbird. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bowerbird,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowerbird.

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