bowerbird

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1. 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.

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.

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