catbird
1. [ noun ] (zoology) any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
Synonyms: bowerbird
Related terms: oscine great_bowerbird satin_bowerbird Ptilonorhynchidae
2. [ noun ] (zoology) North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
Synonyms: Dumetella_carolinensis gray_catbird
Related terms: oscine Dumetella
Similar spelling:   catbrier