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MOCKING-BIRD

\mˈɒkɪŋbˈɜːd], \mˈɒkɪŋbˈɜːd], \m_ˈɒ_k_ɪ_ŋ_b_ˈɜː_d]\

Definitions of MOCKING-BIRD

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(Ornith.) Spec. of thrush, Mimus polyglottus [Gr.]; nine inches long, ashen brown, with white in wings and tail. America. Fam. Turdidae, ord. Passeres.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. A singing-bird of North America remarkable for its exact imitations of the notes of other birds.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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