Definitions
North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
Word origin
From cat + bird, because its cry is said to resemble that of a cat.
Used in a sentence
“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".”
“I recall a catbird high in the water oak above, swinging like a rag amid the branches, jabbering and screeching [...].”
“The cat bird had a forlorn cry, like a whimpering child or the animal it is named for.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Mimic thrush”7 letters
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