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Definition of Ovenbird

1. Noun. American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground.

2. Noun. Small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests.

Definition of Ovenbird

1. n. Any species of the genus Furnarius, allied to the creepers. They inhabit South America and the West Indies, and construct curious oven-shaped nests.

Definition of Ovenbird

1. Noun. Any of several birds ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ovenbird

1. an American songbird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ovenbird

1. Any species of the genus Furnarius, allied to the creepers. They inhabit South America and the West Indies, and construct curious oven-shaped nests. In the United States, Seiurus aurocapillus; called also golden-crowned thrush. In England, sometimes applied to the willow warbler, and to the long-tailed titmouse. (06 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ovenbird

ovels oven oven-proof oven-ready oven broil oven dry ton oven glove oven gloves oven mitt oven mitts

oven stuffer oven stuffer roaster oven thermometer ovenable ovenbake ovenbird (current term) ovenbirds ovenless ovenlike ovenproof

ovens ovenware ovenwares ovenwood ovenwoods over over(p) over- over-achiever over-achievers

Literary usage of Ovenbird

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Birdcraft: A Field Book of Two Hundred Song, Game, and Water Birds by Mabel Osgood Wright (1917)
"I have never heard its best musical efforts, for its notes seem to me harsh, like the familiar call of the ovenbird. ovenbird; Golden-crowned Thrush: ..."

2. American Book Prices Current (1921)
"MS. of Essay, "The ovenbird." 5 pages, 4to. Bound in lev. mor., gt. With ALSA, Feb. 9, '20. (883) $67.50. Severn (Joseph). ALS Rome, Sept. 19, 1821. ..."

3. Birdcraft: A Field Book of Two Hundred Song, Game, and Water Birds by Mabel Osgood Wright (1897)
"I have never heard its best musical efforts, for its notes seem to me harsh, like the familiar call of the ovenbird. ovenbird; Golden-crowned Thrush: ..."

4. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"The ovenbird is a common summer resident of our woodlands throughout the state. It may be absent from certain restricted regions, but we have never visited ..."

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