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mocking bird

mocking bird is the alternative form of mockingbird.

Meaning of mockingbird

Noun

mockingbird (plural mockingbirds)

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

Forms of mocking bird

pluralmocking birds

Questions about mocking bird

What is mocking bird the alternative form of?
Mocking bird is the alternative form of mockingbird.

Words near mocking bird in the dictionary

  1. mockgovernments
  2. mockgovs
  3. mockie
  4. mockies
  5. mocking
  6. mocking bird
  7. mocking birds
  8. mocking is catching
  9. mocking out
  10. mocking up
  11. mockingbird

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