catbirdとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈkatbɜːd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkatbɝd/

名詞

catbird (複数形 catbirds)

1. Either of two species of American mockingbird relatives, the grey catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, and the black catbird, Melanoptila glabrirostris.
   • 1832, Sharon Turner, The Sacred History of the World:

     The catbird’s note exactly resembles the voice of a kitten, that a stranger to it would instantly conclude that such an animal "had got bewildered in the branches".