Galeoscoptes Carolinensis

Galeoscoptes Carolinensis
Catbird Cat"bird, n. (Zo["o]l.) An American bird ({Galeoscoptes Carolinensis}), allied to the mocking bird, and like it capable of imitating the notes of other birds, but less perfectly. Its note resembles at times the mewing of a cat. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Catbird — Cat bird, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An American bird ({Galeoscoptes Carolinensis}), allied to the mocking bird, and like it capable of imitating the notes of other birds, but less perfectly. Its note resembles at times the mewing of a cat. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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