myna

American  

[mahy-nuh] / ˈmaɪ nə /

Or mynah,

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of myna

First recorded in 1760–70, myna is from the Hindi word mainā

Example Sentences

Branches splay out widely and become roosting places for choirs of myna birds.

From Seattle Times

Tossing flowing crests back and forth, three snow-white Bali mynas share a branch, squawking and looking around with the trademark blue patches around their eyes catching sunlight.

From Washington Post

Ellington was famous for using street sounds in his music: car horns, church moans, train whistles, even a myna bird that he heard singing outside a hotel on tour in the Middle East.

From Washington Post

Ravi introduces Triton to the American Wild West, cages parrots and mynas in his house and shoots arrows tipped with flattened nails.

From New York Times

Fewer than 500 black-winged mynas remain in the wild in Indonesia, but each year more of the songbirds are captured and sold as pets.

From New York Times