Catbird \Cat"bird\, n. (Zool.)
An American bird (Galeoscoptes Carolinensis), allied to the
mocking bird, and like it capable of imitating the notes of
other birds, but less perfectly. Its note resembles at times
the mewing of a cat.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Catbird \Cat"bird\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An American bird (Galeoscoptes Carolinensis), allied to the
mocking bird, and like it capable of imitating the notes of
other birds, but less perfectly. Its note resembles at times
the mewing of a cat.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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