Search Result for "ptilonorhynchus violaceus":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green;
[syn: satin bowerbird, satin bird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bower bird \Bow"er bird`\ (Zool.) An Australian bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus or Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus), allied to the starling. The male constructs singular bowers or playhouses of twigs and decorates them with bright-colored objects to attract females; the satin bird. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is also applied to other related birds of the same region, having similar habits; as, the spotted bower bird (Chalmydodera maculata), and the regent bird (Sericulus melinus). [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus n 1: of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green [syn: satin bowerbird, satin bird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus]