catbird
/ˈkætbɜːd/noun
1
- a long-tailed American songbird of the mockingbird family, with mainly dark grey or black plumage and catlike mewing calls嘲鸫。
1.1
- Two genera and species, family Mimidae, in particular the grey catbird (Dumetella carolinensis).2属, 2种, 嘲鸫科, 尤指灰嘲鸫（拉丁名Dumetella carolinensis）。
2
- a thickset Australasian bird of the bowerbird family, typically with a loud call like a yowling cat. It does not generally construct bowers.园丁鸟。
2.1
- Genus Ailuroedus (and Scenopoeetes), family Ptilonorhynchidae: several species, in particular the green catbird (A. crassirostris).园丁鸟属, 园丁鸟科：数种, 尤指绿园丁鸟（拉丁名A. crassirostris）。
短语
in the catbird seat
- N. Amer. informal in a superior or advantageous position〈北美, 非正式〉处于优越（或有利）位置。
- [ORIGIN: 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）.]