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Songbird vs Mockingbird - What's the difference?

songbird | mockingbird |

As nouns the difference between songbird and mockingbird

is that songbird is a bird having a melodious song or call while mockingbird is a long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.

songbird

English

(wikipedia songbird)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A bird having a melodious song or call.

    • Synonyms

    * oscine

    Anagrams

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    mockingbird

    English

    (wikipedia mockingbird)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.

    • Usage notes

    * the family Mimidae (mimids]]) also includes thrashers, tremblers and the New World [[catbird, catbirds.