- mockingbird
- noun Date: 1676 a common grayish North American bird (Mimus polyglottos) related to the thrashers that is remarkable for its exact imitations of the notes of other birds
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Mockingbird — «Mockingbird» … Википедия
mockingbird — mockingbird, mocking bird mocking bird . (Zo[ o]l.), A long tailed gray and white songbird of North America ({Mimus polyglottos}), remarkable for its exact imitations of the notes of other birds. Its back is gray; the tail and wings are blackish … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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mockingbird — (n.) also mocking bird, 1670s, from mocking (adj.), 1520s, from prp. of MOCK (Cf. mock) (v.) + BIRD (Cf. bird) (n.1). Earlier form was mock bird (1640s) … Etymology dictionary
mockingbird — ► NOUN ▪ a long tailed American songbird, noted for its mimicry of the calls of other birds … English terms dictionary
mockingbird — ☆ mockingbird [mäk′iŋ bʉrd΄ ] n. any of various New World passerine birds (family Mimidae); esp., a species (Mimus polyglottos) of the U.S. noted for its song and its ability to imitate the calls of many other birds … English World dictionary
Mockingbird — For other uses, see Mockingbird (disambiguation). This article is about family of birds. For the bird found in United States and Canada, see Northern Mockingbird. Mockingbird Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos … Wikipedia
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mockingbird — /mok ing berrd /, n. 1. any of several gray, black, and white songbirds of the genus Mimus, esp. M. polyglottos, of the U.S. and Mexico, noted for their ability to mimic the songs of other birds. 2. any of various related or similar birds, as… … Universalium
mockingbird — UK [ˈmɒkɪŋˌbɜː(r)d] / US [ˈmɑkɪŋ ˌbɜrd] noun [countable] Word forms mockingbird : singular mockingbird plural mockingbirds a small white and grey North American bird that copies the songs of other birds … English dictionary
mockingbird — [[t]mɒ̱kɪŋbɜː(r)d[/t]] mockingbirds N COUNT A mockingbird is a grey bird with a long tail which is found in North America. Mockingbirds are able to copy the songs of other birds … English dictionary
