Definition of mockingbird in English:

mockingbird

noun ˈmɒkɪŋbəːdˈmɑkɪŋˌbərd

A long-tailed songbird with greyish plumage, found mainly in tropical America and noted for its mimicry of the calls and songs of other birds.
Family Mimidae (the mockingbird family): three genera and several species, especially the northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), of North America. The mockingbird family also includes the catbirds, thrashers, and tremblers
Example sentencesExamples
- In Massachusetts winter residents include chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers, titmice, cardinals, and mockingbirds.
- Although first cousin to the melodious mockingbird, a catbird's song is seldom musical.
- The true song of a mockingbird is hard to detect, since they imitate other birds and sounds.
- Francis gives a similar explanation for the exceptional mimicry of mockingbirds, suggesting that mimicry itself was not favored by natural selection.
- He did make an observation about how similar Galapagos mockingbirds were to those of mainland South America, but he missed the lesson of the finches entirely.

Definition of mockingbird in US English:

mockingbird

nounˈmɑkɪŋˌbərdˈmäkiNGˌbərd

A long-tailed songbird with grayish plumage, found mainly in tropical America and noted for its mimicry of the calls and songs of other birds.
Family Mimidae (the mockingbird family): three genera and several species, especially the northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), of North America. The mockingbird family also includes the catbirds, thrashers, and tremblers
Example sentencesExamples
- Francis gives a similar explanation for the exceptional mimicry of mockingbirds, suggesting that mimicry itself was not favored by natural selection.
- The true song of a mockingbird is hard to detect, since they imitate other birds and sounds.
- He did make an observation about how similar Galapagos mockingbirds were to those of mainland South America, but he missed the lesson of the finches entirely.
- In Massachusetts winter residents include chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers, titmice, cardinals, and mockingbirds.
- Although first cousin to the melodious mockingbird, a catbird's song is seldom musical.

单词	mockingbird
释义	Definition of mockingbird in English: mockingbird noun ˈmɒkɪŋbəːdˈmɑkɪŋˌbərd A long-tailed songbird with greyish plumage, found mainly in tropical America and noted for its mimicry of the calls and songs of other birds. Family Mimidae (the mockingbird family): three genera and several species, especially the northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), of North America. The mockingbird family also includes the catbirds, thrashers, and tremblers Example sentencesExamples In Massachusetts winter residents include chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers, titmice, cardinals, and mockingbirds. Although first cousin to the melodious mockingbird, a catbird's song is seldom musical. The true song of a mockingbird is hard to detect, since they imitate other birds and sounds. Francis gives a similar explanation for the exceptional mimicry of mockingbirds, suggesting that mimicry itself was not favored by natural selection. He did make an observation about how similar Galapagos mockingbirds were to those of mainland South America, but he missed the lesson of the finches entirely. Definition of mockingbird in US English: mockingbird nounˈmɑkɪŋˌbərdˈmäkiNGˌbərd A long-tailed songbird with grayish plumage, found mainly in tropical America and noted for its mimicry of the calls and songs of other birds. Family Mimidae (the mockingbird family): three genera and several species, especially the northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), of North America. The mockingbird family also includes the catbirds, thrashers, and tremblers Example sentencesExamples Francis gives a similar explanation for the exceptional mimicry of mockingbirds, suggesting that mimicry itself was not favored by natural selection. The true song of a mockingbird is hard to detect, since they imitate other birds and sounds. He did make an observation about how similar Galapagos mockingbirds were to those of mainland South America, but he missed the lesson of the finches entirely. In Massachusetts winter residents include chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers, titmice, cardinals, and mockingbirds. Although first cousin to the melodious mockingbird, a catbird's song is seldom musical.
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