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mockingbird

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun mockingbird has 1 sense
  1. mockingbird, mocker, Mimus polyglotktos - long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
    --1 is a kind of oscine, oscine bird
    --1 is a member of Mimus, genus Mimus

Definitions from the Web

Mockingbird

Noun

Definition: A medium-sized songbird found mainly in North America known for its ability to mimic the sounds of other birds.

Example Sentence: I woke up to the melodious chattering of a mockingbird outside my window.

Noun

Definition: A person who copies or imitates the words or actions of others without understanding them.

Example Sentence: Jane is a mockingbird in the office, always repeating what others say without having a clue about it.

Noun

Definition: A novel written by Harper Lee that portrays racial injustice and moral growth through the eyes of a young girl in the southern United States.

Example Sentence: To understand the complexities of racism, one must read Harper Lee's masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird.

Adjective

Definition: Imitative, especially in a way that mocks or ridicules.

Example Sentence: The class clown delighted everyone with his mockingbird impersonation of the teacher.

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