catbird, gray

catbird, gray
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1. LAT Dumetella (S.D.W.)
2. RUS кошачий пересмешник m, птица-кошка f
3. ENG (gray, common) catbird
4. DEU Katzendrossel f, Katzenvogel m
5. FRA moqueur m chat, oiseau-chat m

1. LAT Dumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus)
2. RUS кошачий [американский] пересмешник m, кошачья птица f, птица-кошка f
3. ENG (gray, common) catbird
4. DEU Katzendrossel f, Katzenvogel m
5. FRA moqueur m chat [de la Caroline], oiseau-chat m

Пятиязычный словарь названий животных. Птицы. — М.: Русский язык, РУССО. . 1994.

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