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GRAY CATBIRD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gray catbird mean? 

GRAY CATBIRD (noun)
  The noun GRAY CATBIRD has 1 sense:

1. North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewingplay

  Familiarity information: GRAY CATBIRD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRAY CATBIRD (noun)


Sense 1

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

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

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

Dumetella; genus Dumetella (catbirds)


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