myna
or my·nah, mi·na, mi·nah
any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, especially those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets.
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How to use myna in a sentence
May is perhaps the proper month in which to describe the nesting of the various species of myna.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarThe pied myna forms the one exception; he does not come into his full voice until the rains have set in.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarThe common myna (Acridotheres tristis) is another bird which habitually patronises the Farash Hotel.
Jungle Folk | Douglas DewarThe common myna (Acridotheres tristis) affords a familiar instance of this class of birds.
Jungle Folk | Douglas DewarIn the case of the pied myna, or ablak as the Indians call it, the black and white are tastefully arranged.
Jungle Folk | Douglas Dewar
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