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Mockingbird

/ˈmɑkɪŋˌbɝd/

A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.

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📖 Definitions of "Mockingbird"

noun

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A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.

🔄 Synonyms of "Mockingbird"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
mockernoun	A person who mocks.
mimus polyglotktosnoun	long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern united states able to mimic songs of other birds

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mockingbird"

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Word	Definition
mockernoun	A person who mocks.
mimus polyglotktosnoun	long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern united states able to mimic songs of other birds
mocking birdnoun	Alternative form of mockingbird. [Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.]
mimidnoun	(zoology) Any bird in the family Mimidae, the mockingbirds, catbirds and thrashers.
mockbirdnoun	A bird, the European sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus).
cat birdnoun	Alternative form of catbird. [An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila.]
songbirdnoun	A bird having a melodious song or call.
cat-birdnoun	Alternative form of catbird. [An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila.]
catbirdnoun	An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila.
birdcallnoun	Any vocalization of a bird.
polyglotnoun	(also figuratively) One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages.
birdcallernoun	(rare) Someone who birdcalls; someone who imitates the cry of a bird.
maybirdnoun	The bobolink.
parrotnoun	A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
mock nightingalenoun	A bird, the Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla).
centzontlenoun	(rare) A mockingbird.
call birdnoun	A captive bird used by hunters to lure free-flying birds into a snare or trap.
birdsongnoun	Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.
telltale	Revealing something, especially something not intended to be known.
jarbirdnoun	(obsolete, UK, dialect) A bird of family Sittidae; a nuthatch.