Definition of Catbird. Meaning of Catbird. Synonyms of Catbird

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Definition of Catbird

Catbird
Catbird Cat"bird, n. (Zo["o]l.) An American bird (Galeoscoptes Carolinensis), allied to the mocking bird, and like it capable of imitating the notes of other birds, but less perfectly. Its note resembles at times the mewing of a cat.

Meaning of Catbird from wikipedia

- Several unrelated groups of songbirds are called catbirds because of their wailing calls, which resemble a cat's meowing. The genus name Ailuroedus likewise...
- The gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), also spelled grey catbird, is a medium-sized North American and Central American perching bird of the mimid...
- "The catbird seat" is an idiomatic phrase used to describe an enviable position, often in terms of having the upper hand or greater advantage in any type...
- Look up catbird in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A catbird is any one of several unrelated songbirds with cat-like calls. It may also refer to: Aircraft...
- The Arfak catbird (Ailuroedus arfaki****) is a species of bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchidae) which can be found in the Bird's Head (Vogelkop) Peninsula in...
- The Northern catbird (Ailuroedus jobiensis) is a species of bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchidae) which can be found in central-northern New Guinea. This species...
- The green catbird (Ailuroedus cr****irostris) is a species of bowerbird found in subtropical forests along the east coast of Australia, from southeastern...
- "The Catbird Seat" is a 1942 short story by James Thurber. The story first appeared in The New Yorker on November 14, 1942. The story was also published...
- calls, is known as "catbirds". Note that the ptilonorhynchid catbirds, the grey catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) and black catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris)...
- The spotted catbird (Ailuroedus maculosus) is a species of bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchidae) which can be found in north Queensland, the eastern Moluccas...