mockingbird

See also: mocking bird

English

From mocking +‎ bird.

mockingbird (plural mockingbirds)

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

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

songbird of the family Mimidae

Malay: burung ajuk-ajuk
Navajo: zahalánii
Polish: przedrzeźniacz (pl) m
Portuguese: sabiapoca m
Russian: пересме́шник (ru) m (peresméšnik)
Spanish: (Mimus spp.) cenzontle m, sinsonte m; (Mimus gilvus, Tropical mockingbird) paraulata f (Venezuelan standard usage), chuchube m (Northwestern Venezuela, specifically State of Falcon), chulinga f (Northeastern Venezuela); (Melanotis spp.) mulato m
Swedish: härmtrast c
Tagalog: mimido
Ukrainian: пeресмішники (peresmišnyky)
Vietnamese: chim nhại
Yatzachi Zapotec: bec̱hjao'

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