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–noun
the ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus, a songbird that builds a nest shaped like a dome.
Origin:
1930–35, Americanism; teacher fancifully repr. the bird's note
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ov·en·bird   (ŭv'ən-bûrd')   
n.  

  1. A thrushlike North American warbler (Seiurus aurocapillus) having a shrill call and characteristically building a domed, oven-shaped nest on the ground. Also called teacher bird.

  2. Any of various South American birds of the family Furnariidae, especially of the genus Furnarius.


[From its oven-shaped nest.]
teacher bird  
n.  See ovenbird.

[Imitative of the bird's song.]
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