shama

American  

[shah-muh] / ˈʃɑ mə /

noun

1. a slender long-tailed thrush, Copsychus malabaricus, of southern Asia and introduced into Hawaii, having black plumage with a white rump and tail sides and a chestnut belly.

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Etymology

Origin of shama

1830–40; said to be < Hindi śāmā

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Example Sentences

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shama

Up here you can hear the rich song of a shama thrush through the branches and get a peek of the very tip of Diamond Head.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2015

It was a bird you heard—the sweet-singing shama, or a chakwa calling to his mate across a stream.

From The Three Sapphires by W. A. Fraser

Their costume consists of drawers, a cotton shirt, with a white cotton-cloth cloak, called a shama, having a broad scarlet border, and, in addition, a lion-skin tippet with long tails.

From Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign by William Henry Giles Kingston

Krishna has himself said, 'Devoting the mind exclusively to me is the virtue of shama'.

From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi

If song denotes only sweet melodies such as those of the shama and the nightingale, then indeed flycatcher-warblers are not singers.

From Birds of the Indian Hills by Douglas Dewar

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