mockingbird

FREQ #22954

n. 嘲鸫

发音

UK /ˈmɒkɪŋbɜːd/
US /ˈmɑkɪŋˌbɝd/

词形变化

mockingbirds 复数 mockingbirds

别名

mocking bird

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.

    模仿鸟

  2. 2.

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

    古体

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

mocker

上位词 1

oscine

相关短语

northern 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.

来源：wiktionary