Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.
Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).
From mocking + bird, from the ability of the birds to mimic sounds and, in some cases, hum as a wake-up call.
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