| 释义 |
bowerbird
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: any of a group of large usually brightly colored passerine birds (family Paradisaeidae) of the Australian region that build chambers or passages which are arched over with twigs and grasses and often adorned with bright-colored objects (as shells or feathers) and are used as playhouses or to attract the females rather than as nests — compare bird of paradise; see great bowerbird, satin bowerbird |