Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A small South American bird (
Anumbius anumbii ) allied to the ovenbirds of the genus Furnarius). It builds a very large and complex nest of twigs and thorns in a bush or tree.
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- noun A small
South American bird (Anumbius anumbii) that builds a large and complexnest oftwigs andthorns .
Etymologies
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thorn + bird
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Examples
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The black-legged serieman (Chunga burmeisteri), blue-crowned parakeet (Aratinga acuticadauta), Picui ground dove (Columbina picui), Guira cuckoo (Guira guira), little thornbird (Phacellodomus sibilatrix) and many-colored Chaco finch (Saltaitricula multicolor) make up a large part of the unique avifauna represented in this ecoregion.
Arid Chaco 2007
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