bowerbird. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

bowerbird

SYLLABICATION:	bow·er·bird
PRONUNCIATION:	bour-bûrd
NOUN:	Any of various birds of the family Ptilonorhynchidae of Australia and New Guinea, the males of which build large elaborate structures of grasses, twigs, and brightly colored materials to attract females.


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