A bird which mimics the calls of other birds; esp. (chiefly U.S.) = mockingbird, n. 1a 1b. Now rare.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Mimidae > genus Mimus > mimus polyglottus (mocking-bird) (3) mock-bird1649 A bird which mimics the calls of other birds; esp. (chiefly U.S.) = mockingbird, n. 1a 1b. Now rare. mockingbird1676 Any of various long-tailed songbirds with greyish plumage belonging to the genus Mimus or related genera of the New World family Mimidae, found… mocker1774 A bird that imitates sounds, esp. the calls of other birds; spec. (U.S.) = mockingbird, n. 1. |
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