mockingbird

mock·ing·bird  (mkng-bûrd)

n.

Any of several species of New World birds of the family Mimidae, especially Mimus polyglottos, a gray and white bird of the southern and eastern United States, noted for the ability to mimic the sounds of other birds.

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[From its skill in mimicking other birdsongs.]

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mockingbird [ˈmɒkɪŋˌbɜːd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any American songbird of the family Mimidae, having a long tail and grey plumage: noted for their ability to mimic the song of other birds Austral

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small scrb bird, Atrichornis rufescens, noted for its mimicry

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mockingbird - long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds Mimus polyglotktos, mocker oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus genus Mimus, Mimus - type genus of the family Mimidae: mockingbirds

Translations

mockingbird [ˈmɒkɪŋbɜːd] N → sinsonte m, zenzontle m (LAm)

mockingbird [ˈmɒkɪŋbɜː^rd] n → moqueur m
mock-Tudor [ˌmɒkˈtjuːdə^r] adj [house, mansion] → de style Tudor
a mock-Tudor mansion → un manoir de style Tudor
mock-up [ˈmɒkʌp] n → maquette f

mockingbird

n → Spottdrossel f

mockingbird [ˈmɒkɪŋˌbɜːd] n → mimo (uccello)

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mockingbird [ˈmɒkɪŋˌbɜːd] n → mimo (uccello)