mynah

English - Turkish

Definition of mynah in English Turkish dictionary

mino

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myna

mynah

English - English

Definition of mynah in English English dictionary

or myna Any of several Asian songbird species of the starling family (Sturnidae). The hill mynah (Gracula religiosa) of southern Asia, called the grackle in India, is about 10 in. (25 cm) long and glossy black with white wing patches, yellow wattles, and orange bill and legs. In the wild, it chuckles and shrieks; caged, it learns to imitate human speech far better than its chief rival, the gray parrot. The common, or Indian, mynah (Acridotheres tristis) was introduced into Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii. The crested mynah (A. cristatellus), native to China and Indonesia, was introduced into British Columbia, Canada, but has not spread

tropical Asian starlings

{i} type of bird native of Asia belonging to the starling family

alternative spelling of myna

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mynah bird

a large dark Asian bird that can copy human speech (maina)

myna

Any of several Asian starlings of the family Sturnidae

myna

See Hill myna, under Hill, and Mino bird

myna

tropical Asian starlings

myna

In habits they resemble the European starlings, and like them are often caged and taught to talk

myna

any of various Asian starlings and oxpeckers of the family Sturnidae

myna

{i} any of a number of birds of the starling family (native to southeast Asia) that are characterized by their ability to mimic speech and are often kept as pets

myna

Any one of numerous species of Asiatic starlings of the genera Acridotheres, Sturnopastor, Sturnia, Gracula, and allied genera

Turkish - English

Definition of mynah in Turkish English dictionary

myna

Hyphenation

my·nah

Etymology

(noun.) 1769. Hindi mainA hill mynah from Sanskrit madana, a kind of bird.