catbird

/ˈkatbəːd/ · noun

Meaning

Either of two species of American mockingbird relatives, the grey catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, and the black catbird, Melanoptila glabrirostris.
Any of four species of Australasian bowerbirds of the genera Ailuroedus and Scenopoeetes.
A babbler-like bird from eastern Africa, Parophasma galinieri.

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Related words

bowerbird(English)dumetella carolinensis(English)gray catbird(English)cat-bird(English)cat bird(English)mimid(English)mocking bird(English)mockingbird(English)topknot(English)aril(English)aru(English)abyssinian(English)

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Sources

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