Definition of antbird in English:

antbird

nounˈantbəːdˈantbərd

An insectivorous, long-legged, short-tailed bird which typically has dark grey plumage in the male, found mainly in the tropical forests of South America.
Family Formicariidae: several genera
Example sentencesExamples
- Because of their cryptic coloration and secretive habits, ground antbirds are more often heard than seen.
- Only 7 percent remains of the original 400,000-square-mile forest, home to hundreds of species of trees and animals like tapirs, jaguars and the rare marsh antbird.
- Small flies laid their eggs in the bodies of the escaping insects; antbirds grabbed most of the bugs the flies didn't claim.
- Here we report an 8-year study of this system in a tropical passerine bird, the dusky antbird.
- Likewise, trunks for foraging woodpeckers and vegetational structures for dead-leaf foraging antbirds are found throughout the midstory, often extending into the understory and canopy.

Definition of antbird in US English:

antbird

nounˈantbərd

An insectivorous, long-legged, short-tailed bird that typically has dark gray plumage in the male and brown in the female. Antbirds, found mainly in the tropical forests of South America, often feed on insects that have been disturbed by swarms of army ants.
Family Formicariidae: several genera, in particular Myrmeciza, Cercomacra, and Drymophila
Example sentencesExamples
- Small flies laid their eggs in the bodies of the escaping insects; antbirds grabbed most of the bugs the flies didn't claim.
- Here we report an 8-year study of this system in a tropical passerine bird, the dusky antbird.
- Only 7 percent remains of the original 400,000-square-mile forest, home to hundreds of species of trees and animals like tapirs, jaguars and the rare marsh antbird.
- Because of their cryptic coloration and secretive habits, ground antbirds are more often heard than seen.
- Likewise, trunks for foraging woodpeckers and vegetational structures for dead-leaf foraging antbirds are found throughout the midstory, often extending into the understory and canopy.

单词	antbird
释义	Definition of antbird in English: antbird nounˈantbəːdˈantbərd An insectivorous, long-legged, short-tailed bird which typically has dark grey plumage in the male, found mainly in the tropical forests of South America. Family Formicariidae: several genera Example sentencesExamples Because of their cryptic coloration and secretive habits, ground antbirds are more often heard than seen. Only 7 percent remains of the original 400,000-square-mile forest, home to hundreds of species of trees and animals like tapirs, jaguars and the rare marsh antbird. Small flies laid their eggs in the bodies of the escaping insects; antbirds grabbed most of the bugs the flies didn't claim. Here we report an 8-year study of this system in a tropical passerine bird, the dusky antbird. Likewise, trunks for foraging woodpeckers and vegetational structures for dead-leaf foraging antbirds are found throughout the midstory, often extending into the understory and canopy. Definition of antbird in US English: antbird nounˈantbərd An insectivorous, long-legged, short-tailed bird that typically has dark gray plumage in the male and brown in the female. Antbirds, found mainly in the tropical forests of South America, often feed on insects that have been disturbed by swarms of army ants. Family Formicariidae: several genera, in particular Myrmeciza, Cercomacra, and Drymophila Example sentencesExamples Small flies laid their eggs in the bodies of the escaping insects; antbirds grabbed most of the bugs the flies didn't claim. Here we report an 8-year study of this system in a tropical passerine bird, the dusky antbird. Only 7 percent remains of the original 400,000-square-mile forest, home to hundreds of species of trees and animals like tapirs, jaguars and the rare marsh antbird. Because of their cryptic coloration and secretive habits, ground antbirds are more often heard than seen. Likewise, trunks for foraging woodpeckers and vegetational structures for dead-leaf foraging antbirds are found throughout the midstory, often extending into the understory and canopy.
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