mockingbird

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mockingbird

/ˈmɒkɪŋbɜːd/ UK
/ˈmɑkɪŋˌbɝd/ US

Where it comes from

From mocking + bird, from the ability of the birds to mimic sounds and, in some cases, hum as a wake-up call.

noun mockingbirds

Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.
Similar: mocker
archaic Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).
Similar: tui

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mocker, mimus polyglotktos, mocking bird, mimid, mockbird, cat bird, songbird, cat-bird, catbird, birdcall, polyglot, birdcaller, maybird, parrot, mock nightingale, centzontle

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noun songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis

Español	cenzontle, sinsonte, (tropical mockingbird, Mimus gilvus) paraulata, chuchube, chulinga, mulato
한국어	흉내지빠귀 hyungnaejippagwi
日本語	アザケルトリ azakerutori
中文	模仿鸟 mófǎng niǎo
Português	sabiapoca
Français	moqueur
Deutsch	Spottdrossel
Italiano	tordo americano
Ελληνικά	ατριχόρνις atrichórnis
Română	mierloi
Русский	пересме́шник peresméšnik
Tiếng Việt	chim nhại
العربية	المُحاكِي al-muḥākī

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@misc{mockingbird_2026,
  title = {mockingbird},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mockingbird},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}