单词	catbird
释义	catbird noun cat·​bird ˈkat-ˌbərd  : an American songbird (Dumetella carolinensis) that is dark gray in color with a black cap and reddish coverts under the tail and is related to the mockingbird Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web But the Big Ten’s oldest and best friend gets the biggest share of the new pie, and most certainly the catbird’s seat when Playoff expansion goes back on the table. Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2022 Hampden County: The area hosted a Barrow’s goldeneye on the Connecticut River in Chicopee, lingers included a gray catbird at Laughing Brook Sanctuary and a yellow-bellied sapsucker in Springfield. BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2022 Even so, an especially noisy bird was clearly audible among the leaves nearby, and a Merlin utility called Sound ID nailed it: a gray catbird. David Owen, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021 Observers spotted a chimney swift and a gray catbird in Belmont and an orchard oriole in Needham. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2021 By planting native flowers and grasses, bird watchers soon will begin seeing species like the indigo bunting, sparrows, pheasants, goldfinch and catbirds. Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2019 Another yellow-breasted chat was spotted along with a late gray catbird at the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston. BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2019 The catbird is often out of the spotlight, hidden in the shrubbery. Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2019 My yard is full of catbirds this year, including juveniles. Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 18 July 2019 See More Word History First Known Use 1709, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing catbird catbird seat (sitting) in the catbird seat catbird seat (sitting) in the catbird seat Kids Definition catbird noun cat·​bird ˈkat-ˌbərd  : a dark gray songbird that has a call like a cat's meow
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