What does catbird mean?
Catbird means An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila..
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/ˈkatbɜːd/ · noun
An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila..
The catbird’s note exactly resembles the voice of a kitten, that a stranger to it would instantly conclude that such an animal "had got bewildered in the branches".
I recall a catbird high in the water oak above, swinging like a rag amid the branches, jabbering and screeching [...].
The cat bird had a forlorn cry, like a whimpering child or the animal it is named for.
Use catbird when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Catbird means An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila..
Common synonyms include bowerbird, dumetella carolinensis, gray catbird.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The catbird’s note exactly resembles the voice of a kitten, that a stranger to it would instantly conclude that such an animal "had got bewildered in the branches".
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