mockingbird

Etymology

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

noun

  1. A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.
  2. (archaic) Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”)

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