mockingbird

== English == === Etymology === From mocking +‎ bird, from the ability of the birds to mimic sounds and, in some cases, hum as a wake-up call. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɒkɪŋbɜːd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑkɪŋˌbɝd/ Hyphenation: mock‧ing‧bird === Noun === mockingbird (plural mockingbirds) Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds. Synonym: mocker Hypernyms: bird < animal < creature Hyponym: northern mockingbird (archaic) Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”). ==== Derived terms ==== Bahama mockingbird (Mimus gundlachii) blue-and-white mockingbird (Melanotis hypoleucus) blue mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens) brown-backed mockingbird (Mimus dorsalis) chalk-browed mockingbird (Mimus saturninus) Charles mockingbird Mimus trifasciatus) Chatham mockingbird (Mimus melanotis) Chilean mockingbird (Mimus thenca) Espanola mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi (formerly Hood mockingbird)) Floreana mockingbird (Mimus trifasciatus) Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) Hood mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi) long-tailed mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus) northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Patagonian mockingbird (Mimus patagonicus) San Cristobal mockingbird (Mimus melanotis) Socorro mockingbird (Mimus graysoni) tropical mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) white-banded mockingbird (Mimus triurus) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “mockingbird”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. mockingbird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia