mockingbird

Signification (Anglais)

1. Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.
2. (archaic) Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).

Concepts

moqueur

moqueur polyglotte

moqueurs

mimini

miminis

moqueur américain

Synonymes

mocker

thrasher

Mimus polyglotktos

Northern mockingbird

common mockingbird

mocking bird

catbird

bird

🐦

yellow-breasted chat

Traductions

sinsonte

Spottdrossel

cenzontle

alaycı kuş

chonte

Spottdrosseln

amerikanische Spottdrossel

Spötter

tordo beffeggiatore

passero burlone

ucello-mimo

Mimidae

Mimus longicaudatus

tordo americano

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɒkɪŋbɜːd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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