Mockingbird Definition

mŏkĭng-bûrd
mockingbirds
noun
mockingbirds
Any of various New World passerine birds (family Mimidae), esp. a species (Mimus polyglottos) of the U.S. noted for its song and its ability to imitate the calls of many other birds.
Webster's New World
The definition of a mockingbird is a songbird that usually lives in tropical parts of America and can mimic the sounds made by other birds.
An example of a mockingbird is a long-tailed grey bird that lives in the south and that mimics sparrows, robins and other birds.
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Synonyms:
  • Mimus polyglotktos
  • mocker
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Other Word Forms of Mockingbird

Noun

Singular:
mockingbird
Plural:
mockingbirds

Mockingbird Sentence Examples

  • The central theme is " it's a crime to kill a mockingbird, " meaning t.. .

  • She was also seen in a number of community theater performances, including To Kill a Mockingbird, Annie, The Secret Garden, The Music Man and The Sound of Music.

  • Cicadas sang in the trees near them, and a mockingbird mimicked its feathered friends.

  • The buckeye does not grow in New England, and the mockingbird is rarely heard here.

  • Christopher Meloni named his son Dante and actress Demi Moore is rumored to have named her daughter in honor of six-year-old Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird.

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