The story
From mocking + bird, from the ability of the birds to mimic sounds and, in some cases, hum as a wake-up call.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
mockingbird
mock·ing·birdToday it means: Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds. Full definition →