noun
sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers
• Syn: ↑family Mimidae
• Hypernyms: ↑bird family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑suborder Passeres
• Member Meronyms:
↑Mimus, ↑genus Mimus, ↑Melanotis, ↑genus Melanotis, ↑Dumetella, ↑genus Dumetella, ↑Toxostoma, ↑genus Toxostoma
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\\ˈmiməˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family of American passerine birds that includes the catbird, mockingbirds, and thrashers and is sometimes considered to constitute a subfamily of Troglodytidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.