catbird
catbird
noun
in the catbird seat
noun
- a long-tailed American songbird of the mockingbird family, with mainly dark grey or black plumage and catlike mewing calls
嘲鸫 - 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） - 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 - 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）
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
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