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English noun: catbird

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


Synonymsbowerbird


Broader (hypernym)oscine, oscine bird


Narrower (hyponym)Chlamydera nuchalis, great bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, satin bird, satin bowerbird


Member meronymfamily Ptilonorhynchidae, Ptilonorhynchidae

2. catbird (animal) North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing


SynonymsDumetella carolinensis, gray catbird, grey catbird


Broader (hypernym)oscine, oscine bird


Member meronymDumetella, genus Dumetella









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