ovenbird

English

Etymology

oven +‎ bird

Noun

ovenbird (plural ovenbirds)

  1. Any of several birds
    1. (Britain) Any of several small birds that build dome-shaped nests; the long-tailed tit, willow warbler and chiffchaff
    2. (US) A warbler, Seiurus aurocapilla, that builds such a nest of vegetation
    3. (Central and South America) Any bird in the family Furnariidae

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References
  • OED 2004

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