mockingbird

[ mok-ing-burd ]

/ ˈmɒk ɪŋˌbɜrd /

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noun

any of several gray, black, and white songbirds of the genus Mimus, especially M. polyglottos, of the U.S. and Mexico, noted for their ability to mimic the songs of other birds.

any of various related or similar birds, as Melanotis caerulescens(blue mockingbird ), of Mexico.

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Origin of mockingbird

1670–80, Americanism;mocking + bird

Words nearby mockingbird

mockernut, mockers, mockery, mock-heroic, mocking, mockingbird, mock moon, mockney, mock orange, mock pendulum, mock pennyroyal

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How to use mockingbird in a sentence

We know that Mockingbird, played by Adrianne Palicki, will be making an appearance, as well as the Absorbing Man.
The Leaner, Meaner Season 2 of ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’|Jason Lynch|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My hunch is that “Mockingbird” was packed with pairings on purpose.
Game of Thrones’ Ep. 7 ‘Mockingbird’ Recap: Conscious Coupling (and Uncoupling)|Andrew Romano|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Your first film role was in To Kill A Mockingbird, which was a very important film in 1962 during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Danza assigned his students reading that included To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, and Julius Caesar.
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The Hunger Games is on the list (No. 3), as is To Kill a Mockingbird (No. 10).
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Otherwise, we would have proceeded on Stemmons to Mockingbird Lane, which would have been the direct route to the airport.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I could not find the mockingbird in song, though it breeds in the blue-grass counties.
Riverby|John Burroughs
Mimus polyglottos leucopterus (Vigors): Northern Mockingbird.
Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, Mxico|Robert K Selander
Another bird, the primavera, seems to be like our mockingbird, imitating the notes and cries of many other birds and animals.
In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick Starr
Thrasher and Mockingbird at Rattlesnake's Playground teach veneral cure.
Seven Mohave Myths|A. L. Kroeber

British Dictionary definitions for mockingbird

mockingbird

/ (ˈmɒkɪŋˌbɜːd) /

noun

Australian any American songbird of the family Mimidae, having a long tail and grey plumage: noted for their ability to mimic the song of other birds

a small scrub bird, Atrichornis rufescens, noted for its mimicry

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