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noun
mynah, myna  n.  (Spelt also mynah)  (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Asiatic starlings of the genera Acridotheres, Sturnopastor, Sturnia, Gracula, and allied genera. In habits they resemble the European starlings, and like them are often caged and taught to talk. See Hill myna, under Hill, and Mino bird.





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"Mynah" Quotes from Famous Books



... dear sir. Are you interested in birds? If you would join me in a bun and a glass of milk at the stall yonder, I could tell you some interesting things about Indian birds. Right oh! Now the hill-mynah, for instance—" ...
— The Chronicles of Clovis • Saki
... the 'Birds of Ceylon':—"The Black Myna was breeding in the Pasdun Korale on the occasion of a visit I made to that part in August, but I ...
— The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 • Allan O. Hume


Words linked to "Mynah" :   mynah bird, myna, hill myna, mina, Acridotheres tristis, starling, myna bird


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