mockingbird en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɒkɪŋbɜːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈmɑkɪŋˌbɝd/ (General-American)
Etymology
From mocking + bird, from the ability of the birds to mimic sounds and, in some cases, hum as a wake-up call.
Meanings
- Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.
- (archaic) Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mockingbirds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Chilean mockingbird · long-tailed mockingbird · chalk-browed mockingbird · blue-and-white mockingbird · brown-backed mockingbird · Charles mockingbird Mimus trifasciatus) · Bahama mockingbird · Floreana mockingbird · Chatham mockingbird · northern mockingbird · white-banded mockingbird · Espanola mockingbird · blue mockingbird · San Cristobal mockingbird · Socorro mockingbird · Hood mockingbird · Patagonian mockingbird · Galapagos mockingbird · tropical mockingbird
Hypernyms
Synonyms
Translations (43)
is hermikráka (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · es mulato (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · fi matkija (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · uk пересмішники (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · eo mokbirdo (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · tl mimido (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · ja アザケルトリ (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · ar المُحاكِي (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · nv zahalánii (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · sv härmtrast (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · br risweer (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · cs drozd mnohohlasý (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · da spottedrossel (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · es cenzontle (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · vi chim nhại (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · bg присмехулник (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · nl spotlijster (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · sl oponašalec (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · zav bec̱hjao' (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · cho hush bʋlbaha (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · ga éan aithrise (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · cs drozdec (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · mk подби́вница (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · it tordo americano (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · pt sabiapoca (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · pl przedrzeźniacz (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · ko 흉내지빠귀 (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · fr moqueur (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · ru пересме́шник (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · cmn 模仿鸟 (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · es chuchube (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · de Spottdrossel (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · chl mu'íkill (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · hu sokszavú poszáta (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · el ατριχόρνις (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · ms burung ajuk-ajuk (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · sk drozdec (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · es sinsonte (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · ro mierloi (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · sk drozd mnohohlasný (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · es (tropical mockingbird, Mimus gilvus) paraulata (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · es chulinga (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis) · unm tàskëmus (songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis)