Mockingbird

//ˈmɒkɪŋbɜːd// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.
  2. 2
    long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”). archaic

Synonyms

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mockerapebulbulcanaryconformistcopier

Example

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"I love the song of the mockingbird, the bird of four hundred voices. I love the color of jade, and the enervating perfume of flowers, but most of all, I love my brother, Man."

Etymology

From mocking + bird, from the ability of the birds to mimic sounds and, in some cases, hum as a wake-up call.

Related phrases

Bahama mockingbirdCharles mockingbird Mimus trifasciatus)Chatham mockingbirdChilean mockingbirdEspanola mockingbirdFloreana mockingbirdGalapagos mockingbirdHood mockingbirdPatagonian mockingbirdSan Cristobal mockingbirdSocorro mockingbirdblue mockingbird

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