Mimidae

plural noun

Mim·​i·​dae

ˈmiməˌdē

: a family of American passerine birds that includes the catbird, mockingbirds, and thrashers and is sometimes considered to constitute a subfamily of Troglodytidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Mimus, type genus + -idae

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