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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 birdsplay

  Familiarity information: MIMUS POLYGLOTKTOS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MIMUS POLYGLOTKTOS (noun)


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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