cat·bird (k t bûrd )n. A North American songbird (Dumetella carolinensis) having predominantly slate plumage. [From the resemblance of one of its calls to the mewing of a cat.] |
catbird [ˈkætˌbɜːd]
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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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  catbird - any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract femalesoscine, 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 mewingoscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus Dumetella, genus Dumetella - catbirds |
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