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MIMUS POLYGLOTKTOS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mimus polyglotktos mean?
• MIMUS POLYGLOTKTOS (noun)
The noun MIMUS POLYGLOTKTOS has 1 sense:
1. long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
Familiarity information: MIMUS POLYGLOTKTOS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Mimus polyglotktos; mocker; mockingbird
Hypernyms ("Mimus polyglotktos" is a kind of...):
oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)
Holonyms ("Mimus polyglotktos" is a member of...):
genus Mimus; Mimus (type genus of the family Mimidae: mockingbirds)
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