Acridotheres
noun
Ac·ri·do·the·res
ˌa-krə-dō-ˈthir-(ˌ)ēz
: a genus of chiefly Asian passerine birds (family Sturnidae) that include the common myna of southeastern Asia and that are not permitted in the U.S. by private or commercial import because of their destructive feeding habits compare starling
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, modification of Greek akridothēra locust trap, from akrid-, akris grasshopper, locust + -o- + thēra hunt, from thēr wild beast
First Known Use
1828, in the meaning defined above