mockingbird

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmɒkɪŋbɜːd/    美 /ˈmɑkɪŋˌbɝd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”). archaic

词形变化

mockingbirds plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Bahama mockingbird blue-and-white mockingbird blue mockingbird brown-backed mockingbird chalk-browed mockingbird Charles mockingbird Mimus trifasciatus) Chatham mockingbird Chilean mockingbird Espanola mockingbird Floreana mockingbird Galapagos mockingbird Hood mockingbird long-tailed mockingbird northern mockingbird Patagonian mockingbird San Cristobal mockingbird Socorro mockingbird tropical mockingbird white-banded mockingbird

词源

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