CATBIRD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does catbird mean? 

• CATBIRD (noun)
  The noun CATBIRD has 2 senses:

1. any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females

2. North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing

  Familiarity information: CATBIRD used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATBIRD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bowerbird; catbird

Hypernyms ("catbird" is a kind of...):

oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "catbird"):

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus; satin bird; satin bowerbird (of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green)

Chlamydera nuchalis; great bowerbird (large bowerbird of northern Australia)

Holonyms ("catbird" is a member of...):

family Ptilonorhynchidae; Ptilonorhynchidae (bowerbirds)

Sense 2

Meaning:

North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

catbird; Dumetella carolinensis; gray catbird; grey catbird

Hypernyms ("catbird" is a kind of...):

oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)

Holonyms ("catbird" is a member of...):

Dumetella; genus Dumetella (catbirds)