ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
: a common bird ( Mimus polyglottos ) of the southern United States that is remarkable for its exact imitations of the notes of other birds, has the back gray, the underparts grayish white, and the tail and wings blackish marked with white, and is represented by subspecies in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies