BOWERBIRD

Meaning of BOWERBIRD in English

■ noun an Australasian bird noted for the male's habit of constructing an elaborate bower adorned with feathers, shells, etc. to attract the female. [Family Ptilonorhynchidae: several species.]

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BOWERBIRD — noun Date: 1845 any of a family (Ptilonorhynchidae) of passerine birds of Australia and New Guinea in which the male …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BOWERBIRD — Any of 17 bird species constituting the passerine family Ptilonorhynchidae, of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. The male builds …
Английский словарь Британика
BOWERBIRD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of a group of large usually brightly colored passerine birds (family Paradisaeidae) of the Australian region …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOWERBIRD — /bow"euhr berrd'/ , n. any of several oscine birds of the family Ptilonorhynchidae, of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOWERBIRD — n. bird that builds bowerlike elaborate structures and is native to New Guinea and Australia
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BOWERBIRD — noun Date: 1845 : any of a family (Ptilonorhynchidae) of passerine birds of Australia and New Guinea in which the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOWERBIRD — [bow.er.bird] n (1845): any of a family (Ptilonorhynchidae) of passerine birds of the Australian region in which the male builds …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOWERBIRD — any of 17 bird species that constitute the family Ptilonorhynchidae of the order Passeriformes. Bowerbirds are birds of Australia, New …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOWERBIRD — bowerbird BrE AmE ˈba ʊ ‿ə bɜːd AmE \ ˈbaʊ‿ ə r bɝːd ▷ bowerbird|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOWERBIRD — / ˈbaʊəbɜːd; NAmE ˈbaʊərbɜːrd/ noun a bird found in Australia, the male of which decorates a place with shells, feathers, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOWERBIRD — n. 1 any of various birds of the Ptilonorhyncidae family, native to Australia and New Guinea, the males of which …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOWERBIRD — n. 1 any of various birds of the Ptilonorhyncidae family, native to Australia and New Guinea, the males of which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOWERBIRD — n.1 any of various birds of the Ptilonorhyncidae family, native to Australia and New Guinea, the males of which construct …
Oxford English vocab
BOWERBIRD — n. Any of 17 bird species constituting the passerine family Ptilonorhynchidae, of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. The male …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOWERBIRD — зоол. шалашник, беседковая птица (зоология) шалашник, беседковая птица (Ptilonorhynchidae)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOWERBIRD — n зоол. шалашник, беседковая птица ( Ptilonorhynchidae )
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BOWERBIRD — зоол. шалашник, беседковая птица
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BOWERBIRD — (n) беседковая птица; шалашник
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BOWERBIRD — n зоол. шалашник, беседковая птица ( Ptilonorhynchidae )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BOWERBIRD — n зоол. шалашник, беседковая птица ( Ptilonorhynchidae )
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BOWERBIRD — шалашник; pl беседковые птицы, шалашники (Ptilonorhynchidae) - fawn-breasted bowerbird - golden bowerbird - satin bowerbird - tooth-billed bowerbird - yellow-breasted bowerbird
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BOWERBIRD — шалашник; pl беседковые птицы, шалашники ( Ptilonorhynchidae ) - fawn-breasted bowerbird - golden bowerbird - satin bowerbird - tooth-billed bowerbird …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BOWERBIRD — зоол. шалашник, беседковая птица (зоология) шалашник, беседковая птица (Ptilonorhynchidae)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOWERBIRD — n. Pronunciation: ' bau ̇ (- ə )r- ˌ b ə rd Function: noun Date: 1845 : any of a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPOTTED BOWERBIRD — noun : a semigregarious bowerbird ( Chlamydera maculata ) of inland scrublands of Australia that builds a very large bower …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SATIN BOWERBIRD — noun or satin bird : a bowerbird ( Ptilonorhynchus violaceus ) of southeast Australia having feathered nostrils and being in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT BOWERBIRD — noun : a large Australian bowerbird ( Chlamydera nuchalis ) common about settled areas in northern Australia and noted for …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REGENT BOWERBIRD — a bowerbird, Sericulus chrysocephalus, the males of which have deep black plumage with brilliant golden head, neck, and wing patches …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATBIRD — Any of several passerine species (family Mimidae) named for their mewing calls, which they use in addition to song. The …
Английский словарь Британика
SATIN BIRD — noun see satin bowerbird
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATBIRD — any of several bird species named for their mewing calls, which are used in addition to song. The North American …
Britannica English vocabulary
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