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oven·bird (uv′ən bʉrd′)
noun
- any of a large family (Furnariidae) of Neotropical passerine birds; esp., any of a genus (Furnarius) that builds a two-chambered, dome-shaped, ovenlike nest from clay and dried leaves
- ☆ any of various other birds that build a domelike nest on the ground; esp., a North American wood warbler (Seiurus aurocapillus)
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