noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmɒkɪŋbɜːd/
General-American:/ˈmɑkɪŋˌbɝd/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mocker
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bird, animal, creature
2
noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tui
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mocker, Mimus polyglotktos
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: oscine, oscine bird
History
Etymology
From mocking + bird, from the ability of the birds to mimic sounds and, in some cases, hum as a wake-up call.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
المُحاكِي
(al-muḥākī)
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Breton:
risweer
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Bulgarian:
присмехулник
(prismehulnik)
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Cahuilla:
mu'íkill
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Chinese Mandarin:
模仿鸟
(mófǎng niǎo)
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Choctaw:
hush bʋlbaha
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Czech:
drozdec
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Czech:
drozd mnohohlasý
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Danish:
spottedrossel
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Dutch:
spotlijster
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Esperanto:
mokbirdo
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Finnish:
matkija
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
French:
moqueur
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
German:
Spottdrossel
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Greek:
ατριχόρνις
(atrichórnis)
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Hungarian:
sokszavú poszáta
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Icelandic:
hermikráka
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Irish:
éan aithrise
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Italian:
tordo americano
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Japanese:
アザケルトリ
(azakerutori)
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Korean:
흉내지빠귀
(hyungnaejippagwi)
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Macedonian:
подби́вница
(podbívnica)
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Malay:
burung ajuk-ajuk
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Navajo:
zahalánii
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Polish:
przedrzeźniacz
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Portuguese:
sabiapoca
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Romanian:
mierloi
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Russian:
пересме́шник
(peresméšnik)
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Slovak:
drozdec
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Slovak:
drozd mnohohlasný
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Slovene:
oponašalec
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Spanish:
cenzontle
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Spanish:
sinsonte
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Spanish:
(tropical mockingbird, Mimus gilvus) paraulata
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Spanish:
chuchube
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Spanish:
chulinga
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Spanish:
mulato
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Swedish:
härmtrast
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Tagalog:
mimido
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Ukrainian:
пересмішники
(peresmišnyky)
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Unami:
tàskëmus
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Vietnamese:
chim nhại
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
Yatzachi Zapotec:
bec̱hjao'
— songbird of the genera Mimus and Melanotis
