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ovenbird definition

oven·bird (uv′ən bʉrd′)

noun

  1. 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
  2. ☆ any of various other birds that build a domelike nest on the ground; esp., a North American wood warbler (Seiurus aurocapillus)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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