myna
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- noun
- /ˈmaɪnə/
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myna
- The myna sat on the branch, singing a beautiful tune that echoed through the trees.
- myna bird
Examples
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I had a myna bird, I remember...
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A little myna has a pointed bill.
Fiction book (1994) -
Seemingly more at home are the introduced canaries and Indian myna birds.
Academic text (1999) -
The myna is known for its ability to mimic human speech and other sounds.
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In the garden, a noisy myna chased away the other birds with its loud calls.
Synonyms
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A loud Asian bird like a starling often kept as a pet that can copy human speech
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A bird from tropical Asia that often copies human speech
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A tropical bird from Asia that copies human speech and is often kept as a pet
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A tropical Asian bird with glossy black feathers that copies sounds
A tropical bird that makes loud calls and copies sounds
Compounds
- Philippine
A dark brown bird from southeast Asia with a tuft of feathers on its head that often lives in cities
How Mimicking
Surface Forms
Etymology
Myna comes from the Hindi word maina, the name people in India used for this noisy, 'talking' bird. So, a myna today is the starling-like bird known for loud calls and that can 'mimic' sounds.