bowerbird C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈbaʊərˌbɝːd/ UK /ˈbaʊəbɜːd/ See IPA manual Freq #93809 Meanings 1 noun an Australasian bird of the family Ptilonorhynchidae, whose males in many species build and decorate display structures to court females The male bowerbird arranged blue objects around the entrance to his bower. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms bowerbird-like Related forms bowerPtilonorhynchidaecourtship displaysatin bowerbird Etymology A compound of bower + bird, named for the elaborate avenue or hutlike display structure built by males of many species. The bower is a courtship display site rather than a nest. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bowerbird **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbaʊərˌbɝːd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbaʊəbɜːd/ **Frequency rank:** 93809 ## Meanings 1. an Australasian bird of the family Ptilonorhynchidae, whose males in many species build and decorate display structures to court females ## Examples - The male bowerbird arranged blue objects around the entrance to his bower. ## Derived Forms - bowerbird-like ## Related Forms - bower - Ptilonorhynchidae - courtship display - satin bowerbird ## Etymology A compound of bower + bird, named for the elaborate avenue or hutlike display structure built by males of many species. The bower is a courtship display site rather than a nest. ## Topics - Animals markdown