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GRAY CATBIRD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gray catbird mean?
• GRAY CATBIRD (noun)
The noun GRAY CATBIRD has 1 sense:
1. North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
Familiarity information: GRAY CATBIRD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
catbird; Dumetella carolinensis; gray catbird; grey catbird
Hypernyms ("gray catbird" is a kind of...):
oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)
Holonyms ("gray catbird" is a member of...):
Dumetella; genus Dumetella (catbirds)
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