- a North American bird with dark grey or black feathers, a long tail and a call that sounds like a catTopics Birdsc1
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See catbird in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarybe in the catbird seat
- to have an advantage over other people or be in control of a situation
- Canada is in the catbird seat as an energy powerhouse.
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