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bowerbird/ˈbaʊəbɜ:d/n. 1 any of various birds of the family Ptilonorhynchidae, native to Australia and New Guinea, the males of which construct elaborate bowers of feathers, grasses, shells, etc. during courtship (造园鸟科)造园鸟(产于澳大利亚和新几内亚，雄鸟能在地面上用羽毛、草、贝壳等营造各种式样的凉亭以吸引雌鸟) 2 Austral. slang a person who collects trivia or odds and ends [澳] [俚语]收集琐事(或零星物品)的人 |