CATBIRD


Meaning of CATBIRD in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: so called from the fact that one of its calls resembles that of a cat

1. : an American songbird ( Dumetella carolinensis ) dark gray in color with black cap and reddish under tail coverts related to the mockingbird but having a weaker and less varied song

2. Australia

a. : any of several birds (genus Ailuroedus ) closely related to the bowerbirds but building no bowers and having a mewing catlike call

b. : apostle bird

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.