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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

THORNBIRD

THORNBIRD Thorn "bird `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small South American bird (Anumbius anumbii ) allied to the ovenbirds of the genus Furnarius ). It builds a very large and complex nest of twigs and thorns in a bush or tree.