mockingbird

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Mimus polyglottos
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A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds
{i} any of a number songbirds which imitate other bird's calls
A mockingbird is a grey bird with a long tail which is found in North America. Mockingbirds are able to copy the songs of other birds. an American bird that copies the songs of other birds. Any of several New World birds of a family (Mimidae) known for their mimicry of birdsong. The common, or northern, mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) can imitate the songs of 20 or more species within 10 minutes. About 10 in. (27 cm) long, it is gray, with darker, white-marked wings and tail. It ranges from the northern U.S. to Brazil; it has been introduced into Hawaii and thrives in suburban areas. It sings from perches, even at night, and vigorously defends its territory. Other Mimus species range from Central America to Patagonia, and the blue mockingbird (genus Melanotis) inhabits much of Mexico. Various subspecies of the Galápagos mockingbird (genus Nesomimus) inhabit the different islands
long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds

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To Kill a Mockingbird
{i} novel written by Harper Lee in 1960 which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961about racial prejudice and adult injustice in a small Alabama town; 1962 movie based on the novel
To Kill a Mockingbird
a novel by the US writer Harper Lee, which was later made into a film. The story is set in the southern US state of Alabama and is about a white lawyer, Atticus Finch, who defends a black man who has been charged with the rape of a white woman. The story deals with racial prejudice, and especially with the effect it has on children (1960)
blue mockingbird
mockingbird of Mexico
mockingbird

    Hyphenation

    mock·ing·bird

    Turkish pronunciation

    mäkîngbırd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈmäkəɴɢˌbərd/ /ˈmɑːkɪŋˌbɜrd/
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