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noun
An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of four species of Australasian bowerbirds of the genera Ailuroedus and Scenopoeetes.
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noun
A babbler-like bird from eastern Africa, Parophasma galinieri.
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noun
North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: grey catbird, gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
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Broader terms: oscine, oscine bird
noun
any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bowerbird
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Broader terms: oscine, oscine bird
Narrower terms: satin bowerbird, satin bird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, great bowerbird, Chlamydera nuchalis
History
From cat + bird, because its cry is said to resemble that of a cat.
Across languages
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