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 |