noun
- a gray North American songbird that makes a mewing sound like a cat
Examples
- The catbird perched on the fence and made its distinctive mewing call.
- We spotted a gray catbird in the thicket behind our house.
- The catbird’s song includes mimicry of other birds mixed with cat-like sounds.
- A catbird built its nest in the dense shrubs near the garden.
- The ornithologist identified the bird as a catbird by its call.
- Catbirds are common in suburban areas with plenty of bushes and trees.