mockingbird

[ mok-ing-burd ]

noun

1. any of several gray, black, and white songbirds of the genus Mimus, especially M. polyglottos, of the U.S. and Mexico, noted for their ability to mimic the songs of other birds.
2. any of various related or similar birds, as Melanotis caerulescens blue mockingbird, of Mexico.

mockingbird

/ ˈmɒkɪŋˌbɜːd /

noun

1. any American songbird of the family Mimidae, having a long tail and grey plumage: noted for their ability to mimic the song of other birds
2. a small scrub bird, Atrichornis rufescens , noted for its mimicry

Word History and Origins

Origin of mockingbird¹

1670–80, Americanism; mocking ( def ) + bird

Example Sentences

We know that Mockingbird, played by Adrianne Palicki, will be making an appearance, as well as the Absorbing Man.

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My hunch is that “Mockingbird” was packed with pairings on purpose.

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Your first film role was in To Kill A Mockingbird, which was a very important film in 1962 during the Civil Rights Movement.

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Danza assigned his students reading that included To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, and Julius Caesar.

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The Hunger Games is on the list (No. 3), as is To Kill a Mockingbird (No. 10).

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Otherwise, we would have proceeded on Stemmons to Mockingbird Lane, which would have been the direct route to the airport.

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I could not find the mockingbird in song, though it breeds in the blue-grass counties.

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Mimus polyglottos leucopterus (Vigors): Northern Mockingbird.

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Another bird, the primavera, seems to be like our mockingbird, imitating the notes and cries of many other birds and animals.

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Thrasher and Mockingbird at Rattlesnake's Playground teach veneral cure.

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