Meaning of cenzontle by Francisco Valdez Mendoza

Sust. MASC. Native songbird from North America and Central, in the order of the passerines, the mimidae family. He is supposed to be able to imitate any sounds: other birds, animals - including the human voice-, machines, etc. The Repertoire of an experienced male can consist of 50 to 200 songs. It referred to its genus and species, Mimus polyglottos: imitator of many languages and etymology, twice reduced its popular name, derived from the Nahuatl «cenzontlatoltótotl», consisting of «cenzontli»: four hundred, «tlatolli»: Word, and «tótotl»: bird. Phonetic variants: cenzonte, cinzonte, Mockingbird. He has improperly considered Nightingale. This is the old world Flycatcher family, genus Luscinia Luscinia species, and is found in Europe and Asia. (Sources: Wikipedia and dictionary of aztequismos, Luis Cabrera )