catbird

N นก ร้องเพลง พวก  Dumetella carolinensis มีเสียง คล้าย แมว 

CATBIRD

CATBIRD Cat "bird, n. (Zoöl.)

catbird

cat bird |ˈkatˌbərd ˈkætbərd | ▶noun 1 a long-tailed American songbird of the mockingbird family, with mainly dark gray or black plumage and catlike calls. [Two genera and species, family Mimidae, in particular the gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis ) of North America. ] 2 a thickset Australasian bird of the bowerbird family, typically with a loud call like a yowling cat. It does not generally construct bowers. [Genus Ailuroedus (and Scenopoeetes ), family Ptilonorhynchidae: several species, in particular the green catbird (A. crassirostris ).] PHRASES in the catbird seat informal in a superior or advantageous position. [said to be an allusion to a baseball player in the fortunate position of having no strikes and therefore three balls still to play (a reference made in James Thurber's short story "The Catbird Seat ").]

catbird

cat |bird |ˈkatbəːd | ▶noun 1 a long-tailed American songbird of the mockingbird family, with mainly dark grey or black plumage and catlike mewing calls. ●Two genera and species, family Mimidae. 2 a thickset Australasian bird of the bowerbird family, having a loud call like a yowling cat. ●Genus Ailuroedus (and Scenopoeetes ), family Ptilonorhynchidae: several species. PHRASES in the catbird seat N. Amer. informal in a superior or advantageous position. [said to be an allusion to a baseball player in the fortunate position of having no strikes and therefore three balls still to play (a reference made in James Thurber's short story The Catbird Seat ).]

catbird

c á t b ì rd 名詞 C 〘鳥 〙ネコマネドリ 〘北米産の小型の鳴鳥; 鳴き声がネコに似る 〙▸ be (sitting ) in the catbird seat ｟米 くだけて ｠有利な立場にある, 優位に立つ