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bowerbird
[ bou-er-burd ]
noun
- any of several oscine birds of the family Ptilonorhynchidae, of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, the males of which build bowerlike, decorated structures to attract the females.
bowerbird
/ ˈbaʊəˌbɜːd /
noun
- any of various songbirds of the family Ptilonorhynchidae, of Australia and New Guinea. The males build bower-like display grounds in the breeding season to attract the females
- informal.a person who collects miscellaneous objects
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An entryway with massive sticks made to look like a the nest of a bowerbird.
From Washington Post
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