ovenbird

English

Etymology

oven +‎ bird, from the shape of the nest.

Noun

ovenbird (plural ovenbirds)

  1. Any of several birds
    1. Originally, any of several small European birds that build dome-shaped nests; such as the long-tailed tit, willow warbler and chiffchaff.
    2. An American warbler, Seiurus aurocapilla, that builds such a nest of vegetation.
    3. Any bird of the Central and South America family Furnariidae.

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  • OED 2004

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