catbird

/ˌkætˈbʌrd/

Other forms: catbirds

Definitions of catbird

1. noun

   North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
   synonyms: Dumetella carolinensis, gray catbird, grey catbird

   type of:

   oscine, oscine bird

   passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
2. noun

   any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
   synonyms: bowerbird

   types:

   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

   type of:

   oscine, oscine bird

   passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus