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Mimus  n.  The type genus of the family Mimidae, comprising certain of the mockingbirds.
Synonyms: genus Mimus.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Mimus" Quotes from Famous Books



... married Valeria he still associated with actresses and female lute-players and dancers, spending his time with them on beds, and drinking from an early hour of the day. These were the names of the persons who at this time enjoyed most of his favour:—Roscius[299] the comedian, Sorix the chief mimus, and Metrobius who played women's parts[300] in men's dress, and to whom, though Metrobius was now growing old, Sulla all along continued strongly attached, and never attempted to conceal it. By this mode of life he aggravated his disease, which was slight in its origin, and for some time he was ...
— Plutarch's Lives, Volume II • Aubrey Stewart & George Long



Words linked to "Mimus" :   mockingbird, Mimus polyglotktos, Mimidae, mocker, genus Mimus, family Mimidae



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