bower bird

See also: bowerbird

English

Alternative forms

• bowerbird

Etymology

bower +‎ bird

Noun

bower bird (plural bower birds)

1. Any of the family Ptilonorhynchidae of Australasian bird noted for building a large nest decorated with bright objects such as shells and glass.
2. (figuratively) A person who collects objects for display.

Translations

Australasian bird

• Catalan: arquer (ca) m
• Czech: lemčík m anim
• French: jardinier (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Laubenvogel m
• Russian: шала́шник m (šalášnik)
• Serbo-Croatian: вртларица f (vrtlarica)