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Definition of Mimidae
1. Noun. Sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers.
Exact synonyms: Family Mimidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Oscines, Passeres, Suborder Oscines, Suborder Passeres
Member holonyms: Genus Mimus, Mimus, Genus Melanotis, Melanotis, Dumetella, Genus Dumetella, Genus Toxostoma, Toxostoma
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Oscines, Passeres, Suborder Oscines, Suborder Passeres
Member holonyms: Genus Mimus, Mimus, Genus Melanotis, Melanotis, Dumetella, Genus Dumetella, Genus Toxostoma, Toxostoma
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mimidae
Literary usage of Mimidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Birds' Nests: An Introduction to the Science of Caliology by Charles Dixon (1902)
"Then we come to the American family Mimidae, of which the well-known Cat-bird (Mimus
carolinensis) is a representative species, or the still more celebrated ..."
2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1864)
"... as a name for a family of fluviatile Mollusca, usually confounded with Melania,
212, 273. Hill, R., notes on the Mimidae of Jamaica, 304. ..."
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