- catbird
- ['kætˌbɜːd]
1) Биология: птица-кошка (Ailuroedus), пересмешниковые (Mimidae)2) Зоология: дрозд американский (Mimus carolinensis)3) Американизм: дрозд4) Орнитология: кошачий пересмешник (Dumetella)
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
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catbird — (n.) 1731, common name for the North American thrush (Dumetella Carolinensis), so called from its warning cry, which resembles that of a cat. Catbird seat is a 19c. Dixieism, popularized by Brooklyn Dodgers baseball announcer Red Barber and by… … Etymology dictionary
Catbird — Cat bird, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An American bird ({Galeoscoptes Carolinensis}), allied to the mocking bird, and like it capable of imitating the notes of other birds, but less perfectly. Its note resembles at times the mewing of a cat. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
catbird — ☆ catbird [kat′bʉrd΄ ] n. a slate gray North American passerine bird (Dumetella carolinensis) with a black crown and tail: it makes a mewing sound like that of a cat and is in the same family (Mimidae) as the mockingbirds and thrashers … English World dictionary
Catbird — For other uses, see Catbird (disambiguation). White eared Catbird … Wikipedia
catbird — /kat berrd /, n. any of several American or Australian birds having catlike cries, esp. Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird), of North America. [1700 10, Amer.; CAT1 + BIRD] * * * Any of several passerine species (family Mimidae) named for their … Universalium
catbird — noun /ˈkatbəːd/ a) Either of two species of American mockingbird relatives, the grey catbird and the black catbird. The catbird’s note exactly resembles the voice of a kitten, that a stranger to it would instantly conclude that such an animal had … Wiktionary
catbird — noun 1. any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females • Syn: ↑bowerbird • Hypernyms: ↑oscine, ↑oscine bird • Hyponyms: ↑satin bowerbird, ↑satin bird, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
catbird — /ˈkætbɜd / (say katberd) noun 1. any of various birds of the family Ptilonorhynchidae, having a call which resembles the mewing of a cat, as the green catbird, Ailuroedus crassirostris, of eastern Australia. 2. → white browed babbler. 3. any of… … Australian English dictionary
catbird — katpaukščiai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Ailuroedus angl. catbird vok. Katzenvogel, m rus. птица кошка, f pranc. jardinier, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – palapinukiniai siauresnis terminas – baltagurklis katpaukštis… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
catbird — noun Date: 1709 an American songbird (Dumetella carolinensis) that is dark gray in color with a black cap and reddish coverts under the tail and is related to the mockingbird … New Collegiate Dictionary
catbird — n. American songbird … English contemporary dictionary
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