MIMUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Mimidae: mockingbirds

Synonyms:

genus Mimus; Mimus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Mimus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Mimus"):

Mimus polyglotktos; mocker; mockingbird (long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds)

Holonyms ("Mimus" is a member of...):

family Mimidae; Mimidae (sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers)