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Mimidae

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 plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Mimus, type genus + -idae

: 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.