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单词 mynah
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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.

    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.

    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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