catbird

Senso (Inglese)

1. An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila.
2. Any of four species of Australasian bowerbirds of the genera Ailuroedus and Scenopoeetes.
3. A babbler-like bird from eastern Africa, Parophasma galinieri.

sinonimi

grey catbird

bowerbird

thrush

Dumetella carolinensis

gray catbird

black catbird

mockingbird

ousel

ouzel

thrasher

Traduzioni

Katzenvogel

Dumetella carolinensis

moqueur chat

nordamerikanischer Katzenvogel

Katzendrossel

dumetella carolinensis

ptilonorhynchidae

oiseaux jardiniers

ptilonorhynchidés

moquer chat

Muscicapa carolinensis

lijster

katvogel

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkatbɜːd/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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