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SATIN BOWERBIRD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does satin bowerbird mean?
• SATIN BOWERBIRD (noun)
The noun SATIN BOWERBIRD has 1 sense:
1. of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green
Familiarity information: SATIN BOWERBIRD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus; satin bird; satin bowerbird
Hypernyms ("satin bowerbird" is a kind of...):
bowerbird; catbird (any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females)
Holonyms ("satin bowerbird" is a member of...):
genus Ptilonorhynchus; Ptilonorhynchus (type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae)
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