catbird

English - Turkish

Definition of catbird in English Turkish dictionary

kuş

alaycı kuş

{i} miyavlar gibi ses çıkaran kuş

Related Terms

catbird seat

Yüksek mevki

English - English

Definition of catbird in English English dictionary

A babbler-like bird from eastern Africa, Parophasma galinieri

Either of two species of American mockingbird relatives, the grey catbird and the black catbird

I recall a catbird high in the water oak above, swinging like a rag amid the branches, jabbering and screeching .

Either of four species of Australasian bowerbirds od the genera Ailuroedus and Scenopooetes

Any of several North American passerine songbirds whose call resembles the mewing of a cat

Its note resembles at times the mewing of a cat

The bowerbird

{i} American songbird

North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing

An American bird (Galeoscoptes Carolinensis), allied to the mocking bird, and like it capable of imitating the notes of other birds, but less perfectly

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

Any of several passerine species (family Mimidae) named for their mewing calls, which they use in addition to song. The North American catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) is 9 in. (23 cm) long and gray with a black cap. It is found in gardens and thickets. The black catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris) is found in coastal Yucatán. Three species of the bowerbird family are also called catbirds; they are found in Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands and do not build bowers but hold territories in the forest by loud singing

Related Terms

catbird seat

Expression used to describe an enviable position, often one of great advantage

catbird seats

plural form of catbird seat

catbird seat

If you say that someone is in the catbird seat, you think that their situation is very good. If he had not been hurt, his team would be sitting in the catbird seat. A position of power or prominence. be (sitting) in the catbird seat to be in a position where you have an advantage

catbird seat

advantageous situation, position of great advantage; situation that gives a person power over others

catbirds

plural of catbird

catbirds

dumetella

sit in the catbird seat

be in an enviable or desirable position

Hyphenation

cat·bird

Turkish pronunciation

kätbırd

Pronunciation

/ˈkatˌbərd/ /ˈkætˌbɜrd/

Etymology

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