mockingbird
Meanings
Plural: mockingbirds
Noun
- long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
- Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.
- Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).
Origin / Etymology
From mocking + bird, from the ability of the birds to mimic sounds and, in some cases, hum as a wake-up call.
Scrabble Score: 23
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Words With Friends Score: 28
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