mockingbird

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Noun

mockingbird (plural mockingbirds)

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

Translations

songbird of the family Mimidae

• Czech: drozd mnohohlasý (cs) m
• Esperanto: mokbirdo (eo)
• Finnish: matkija (fi)
• French: moqueur (fr) m
• German: Spottdrossel (de) f
• Navajo: zahalánii

• Polish: przedrzeźniacz (pl) m
• Russian: пересмешник (ru) (peresméšnik) m
• Spanish: (Mimus spp.) cenzontle m, sinsonte m; (Mimus gilvus) paraulata f (Venezuelan standard usage), chuchube m (Northwestern Venezuela, specifically State of Falcon), chulinga f (Northeastern Venezuela); (Melanotis spp.) mulato m
• Yatzachi Zapotec: bec̱hjao'

Usage notes

• the family Mimidae (mimids) also includes thrashers, tremblers and the New World catbirds.