mockingbird
Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted…Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.
» A mockingbird sang in the other room.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.
Spottdrossel
пересме́шникperesméšnik
пересмішникиperesmišnyky
long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
(archaic)Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).
Examples
3 sentencesA mockingbird sang in the other room.
Look! A mockingbird!
Подивіться! Пересмішник!
A wide variety of mockingbird species are found in South America.
Translations
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Origin
From mocking + bird, from the ability of the birds to mimic sounds and, in some cases, humFrom mocking + bird, from the ability of the birds to mimic sounds and, in some cases, hum as a wake-up call.
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Forms
plural: mockingbirds| Singular | mockingbird |
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| Plural | mockingbirds |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds:mockerMimus polyglotktos