satin bowerbird

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noun

the largest Australian bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, the male of which has lustrous blue plumage

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Words nearby satin bowerbird

Saticon, Satie, satiety, Satilla, satin, satin bowerbird, satinet, satin-flower, satin glass, satinpod, satin spar

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