catbird

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkatbɜːd/    美 /ˈkatbɝd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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".
  2. Any of four species of Australasian bowerbirds of the genera Ailuroedus and Scenopoeetes.
    — The cat bird had a forlorn cry, like a whimpering child or the animal it is named for.
  3. A babbler-like bird from eastern Africa, Parophasma galinieri.

词形变化

catbirds plural cat bird alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
catbird grape catbird seat gray catbird
相关词
Dumetella carolinensis Melanoptila glabrirostris Ailuroedus Scenopoeetes Parophasma galinieri

词源

From cat + bird, because its cry is said to resemble that of a cat.
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