bower bird

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Synonyms: bowerbird, bower-bird, flower bird

Antonyms: bowerbird, bower-bird, flower bird

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Noun

1. Any bird of the [[Australasian]] family {{taxfmt|Ptilonorhynchidae|family}} noted for building display structures (''[[bower]]s'') and [[decorate|decorating]] them with bright objects such as shells, glass, flowers, etc.
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} A person who [[collect]]s objects for display.

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