单词 | bowerbird |
释义 | bowerbird (once / 562825 pages) n WORD FAMILY bowerbird: bowerbirds USAGE EXAMPLESBowerbird is also working to create dependable editions of his most important works to avoid the errors that have crept into some recent performances. New York Times(Oct 28, 2016) The male bowerbird spends most of his life trying to create a bower that will draw in his mate. National Geographic(May 15, 2016) Birds are the most well-known flirters, and among them, peacocks, bowerbirds, and birds of paradise usually steal the show. National Geographic(Feb 06, 2016) n any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females Syn|Hypo|Hyper catbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, satin bird, satin bowerbird of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green Chlamydera nuchalis, great bowerbirdlarge bowerbird of northern Australia oscine, oscine bird passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus |
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