catbird

大学

n. 北美猫鸟

发音

UK /ˈkatbɜːd/
US /ˈkatbɝd/

词形变化

catbirds 复数 catbirds

别名

cat-bird cat bird

教材释义与例句

名词

猫鹊（产于北美的一种鸣禽）

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila.

  2. 2.

    Any of four species of Australasian bowerbirds of the genera Ailuroedus and Scenopoeetes.

  3. 3.

    A babbler-like bird from eastern Africa, Parophasma galinieri.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

bower bird gray catbird

上位词 1

oscine

下位词 2

satinbird satin bowerbird

相关短语

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词源

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

来源：wiktionary