catbird

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila.
Any of four species of Australasian bowerbirds of the genera Ailuroedus and Scenopoeetes.
A babbler-like bird from eastern Africa, Parophasma galinieri.

/ˈkatbɜːd/ /ˈkatbɝd/

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From cat + bird, because its cry is said to resemble that of a cat.

Dumetella carolinensis Melanoptila glabrirostris Ailuroedus Scenopoeetes Parophasma galinieri

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