teacher bird

American  

noun

1. the ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus, a songbird that builds a nest shaped like a dome.

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Etymology

Origin of teacher bird

1930–35, teacher fancifully representing the bird's note

Example Sentences

It sings a syncopated “tea-cher, tea-cher” song: hence “the teacher bird”.

From The Guardian

She generally carried the basket, and was deeply interested in my maneuvers when the cry of the "teacher"-bird and the call of the wood-thrush did not distract her attention.

From Project Gutenberg