bower bird

See also: bowerbird

English

Alternative forms

• bowerbird

Etymology

bower +‎ bird

Noun

bower bird (plural bower birds)

1. Any bird of the Australasian family Ptilonorhynchidae noted for building display structures (bowers) and decorating them with bright objects such as shells, glass, flowers, etc.
2. (figuratively) A person who collects objects for display.

Translations

Australasian bird

• Catalan: arquer (ca) m
• Czech: lemčík m anim
• Finnish: lavastaja (fi)
• French: jardinier (fr)
• German: Laubenvogel m
• Italian: uccello giardiniere m
• Polish: altannik (pl) m
• Russian: шала́шник m (šalášnik)
• Serbo-Croatian: вртларица f (vrtlarica)