spotlijster

== Dutch == === Etymology === Compound of spotten (“to mock”) +‎ lijster (“thrush”). The literal translation of mockingbird is spotvogel, which in Dutch instead refers to a different species of bird native to Europe. === Pronunciation === === Noun === spotlijster f (plural spotlijsters, diminutive spotlijstertje n) a mockingbird (particularly) a northern mockingbird, of species Mimus polyglottos.