Definition of mynah in English:

mynah

(also mynah bird, myna)

nounˈmʌɪnəˈmaɪnə

An Asian and Australasian starling that typically has dark plumage, gregarious behaviour, and a loud call.
八哥，鹩哥
Family Sturnidae: several genera and species, in particular the hill mynah or southern grackle (Gracula religiosa), which is popular as a cage bird because of its ability to mimic the human voice
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite my positive emotional response to talking animals, I've never taught an animal to speak, not even a parrot or a mynah.
- Sparrows, starlings, Indian mynahs and feral pigeons rarely visit Australian gardens, which welcome an array of colourful native birds.
- Soil can be seeded within monoculture grass, or trees can be planted widely apart so that they do not become roosts for mynas and starlings.
- We could observe a couple of endangered hill mynas among other species.
- There are even a few rare records of mynas attacking people.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Hindi mainā.

Rhymes

angina, assigner, china, consignor, decliner, definer, Dinah, diner, diviner, forty-niner, hardliner, incliner, Indo-China, liner, maligner, Medina, miner, minor, recliner, refiner, Regina, Salina, Shekinah, shiner, signer, South Carolina, Steiner, twiner, whiner

Definition of mynah in US English:

mynah

(also mynah bird, myna)

nounˈmaɪnəˈmīnə

An Asian and Australasian starling that typically has dark plumage, gregarious behavior, and a loud call.
八哥，鹩哥
Family Sturnidae: several genera and species, in particular the hill mynah (Gracula religiosa), which is popular as a pet bird because of its ability to mimic the human voice
Example sentencesExamples
- Soil can be seeded within monoculture grass, or trees can be planted widely apart so that they do not become roosts for mynas and starlings.
- Sparrows, starlings, Indian mynahs and feral pigeons rarely visit Australian gardens, which welcome an array of colourful native birds.
- There are even a few rare records of mynas attacking people.
- We could observe a couple of endangered hill mynas among other species.
- Despite my positive emotional response to talking animals, I've never taught an animal to speak, not even a parrot or a mynah.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Hindi mainā.

词汇	mynah
释义	Definition of mynah in English: mynah (also mynah bird, myna) nounˈmʌɪnəˈmaɪnə An Asian and Australasian starling that typically has dark plumage, gregarious behaviour, and a loud call. 八哥，鹩哥 Family Sturnidae: several genera and species, in particular the hill mynah or southern grackle (Gracula religiosa), which is popular as a cage bird because of its ability to mimic the human voice Example sentencesExamples Despite my positive emotional response to talking animals, I've never taught an animal to speak, not even a parrot or a mynah. Sparrows, starlings, Indian mynahs and feral pigeons rarely visit Australian gardens, which welcome an array of colourful native birds. Soil can be seeded within monoculture grass, or trees can be planted widely apart so that they do not become roosts for mynas and starlings. We could observe a couple of endangered hill mynas among other species. There are even a few rare records of mynas attacking people. Origin Mid 18th century: from Hindi mainā. Rhymes angina, assigner, china, consignor, decliner, definer, Dinah, diner, diviner, forty-niner, hardliner, incliner, Indo-China, liner, maligner, Medina, miner, minor, recliner, refiner, Regina, Salina, Shekinah, shiner, signer, South Carolina, Steiner, twiner, whiner Definition of mynah in US English: mynah (also mynah bird, myna) nounˈmaɪnəˈmīnə An Asian and Australasian starling that typically has dark plumage, gregarious behavior, and a loud call. 八哥，鹩哥 Family Sturnidae: several genera and species, in particular the hill mynah (Gracula religiosa), which is popular as a pet bird because of its ability to mimic the human voice Example sentencesExamples Soil can be seeded within monoculture grass, or trees can be planted widely apart so that they do not become roosts for mynas and starlings. Sparrows, starlings, Indian mynahs and feral pigeons rarely visit Australian gardens, which welcome an array of colourful native birds. There are even a few rare records of mynas attacking people. We could observe a couple of endangered hill mynas among other species. Despite my positive emotional response to talking animals, I've never taught an animal to speak, not even a parrot or a mynah. Origin Mid 18th century: from Hindi mainā.
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