mockingbird

From mocking +‎ bird, from the ability of the birds to mimic sounds and, in some cases, hum as a wake-up call.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒkɪŋbɜːd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑkɪŋˌbɝd/

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• Hyphenation: mock‧ing‧bird

mockingbird (plural mockingbirds)

2. Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.

   Synonym: mocker

   Hypernyms: bird < animal < creature

   Hyponym: northern mockingbird

3. (archaic) Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).

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