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ovenbird

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several birds:

Originally, any of several small European birds that build dome-shaped nests; such as the long-tailed tit, willow warbler and chiffchaff.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of several birds:

An American warbler, Seiurus aurocapilla, that builds such a nest of vegetation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of several birds:

Any bird of the Central and South America family Furnariidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: tyrannid

5

noun

Meaning 5

American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Seiurus aurocapillus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: New World warbler, wood warbler

History

Etymology

From oven + bird, from the shape of the nest.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pyrstötiainen (long-tailed tit) — small European bird
  • Finnish: pajulintu — small European bird
  • Finnish: tiltaltti (chiffchaff) — small European bird
  • Arabic: طائر الفران — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Asturian: reinita — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Catalan: bosquerola reietó — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Chinese Mandarin: 橙顶灶莺 — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Czech: lesňáček oranžovotemenný — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Danish: brillevanddrossel — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Dutch: ovenvogel — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Esperanto: orverta parulio — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Estonian: maasäälik — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Faroese: brúnsvartur vætutrøstur — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Finnish: tulipääkerttuli — Seiurus auricapilla
  • French: paruline couronnée — Seiurus auricapilla
  • German: Pieperwaldsänger — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Haitian Creole: tii tchit dore — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Hungarian: koronás harasztjáró — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Icelandic: kollskríkja — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Irish: éan oighinn — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Italian: tordo acquaiolo fornaio — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Japanese: カマドムシクイ (kamadomushikui) — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Korean: 가마새 (gamasae) — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Lithuanian: geltongalvis srovinukas — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Norwegian: ovnparula — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Persian: مرغ تنورساز — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Polish: lasówka złotogłowa — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Portuguese: mariquita-de-coroa-ruiva — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Russian: золотоголо́вый дроздо́вый певу́н (zolotogolóvyj drozdóvyj pevún) — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Slovak: horárik žltohlavý — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Slovene: zlatoglavi cipar — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Spanish: reinita — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Swedish: rödkronad piplärksångare — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Tamil: அடுப்புப் பறவை (aṭuppup paṟavai) — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Turkish: kızıl taçlı suötleğeni — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Welsh: aderyn ffwrn — Seiurus auricapilla
  • Chinese Mandarin: 灶鳥 /灶鸟 (zàoniǎo) — bird of family Furnariidae
  • Finnish: orneero — bird of family Furnariidae
  • Japanese: 竈鳥 (kamado-dori) — bird of family Furnariidae