mockingbird
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.
mockingbirds
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pluralof mockingbird.plural
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Sometimes, Gordillo sunbathes in the backyard by the tangerine tree and listens to the mockingbirds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
Smaller birds defer to bigger birds, scooting off the feeding bench when jays or mockingbirds come in for a landing.
From Washington Post ● May 9, 2022
Their work illuminates an elaborate hidden hierarchy: Northern mockingbirds and red-bellied woodpeckers are pugnacious for their size, but both would give way if a truly dominant bird like an American crow descended upon the feeder.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
From outside would come the resolute tapping of woodpeckers and the morning calls of gray catbirds, brown thrashers, and mockingbirds, all singing their hearts out.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2019
He regretted this later when he realized that the mockingbirds and the finches would have been wonderful evidence for his theory.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
