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cat·bird  (ktbûrd)

n.

A North American songbird (Dumetella carolinensis) having predominantly slate plumage.

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[From the resemblance of one of its calls to the mewing of a cat.]

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catbird [ˈkætˌbɜːd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several North American songbirds of the family Mimidae (mockingbirds), esp Dumetella carolinensis, whose call resembles the mewing of a cat

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several Australian bowerbirds of the genera Ailuroedus and Scenopoeetes, having a catlike call

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	catbird - any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females bowerbird oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus family Ptilonorhynchidae, Ptilonorhynchidae - bowerbirds Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, satin bird, satin bowerbird - of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green Chlamydera nuchalis, great bowerbird - large bowerbird of northern Australia
	2.	catbird - North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing Dumetella carolinensis, gray catbird, grey catbird oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus Dumetella, genus Dumetella - catbirds

Translations

catbird [ˈkætbɜːd] N to be (sitting) in the catbird seat (US) → sentirse seguro