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variants
or myna
: any of various Asian starlings (especially genera Acridotheres and Gracula)
especially
: a dark brown slightly crested bird (A. tristis) of southeastern Asia with a white tail tip and wing markings and bright yellow bill and feet compare hill mynah
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The passengers want the train to stay there, because a mynah is singing in the branches of a mahua tree.
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James Wood, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
An Asian exhibit in the birdhouse includes hornbills and Bali mynahs.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Folktales and royal texts are replete with mynahs, parrots, and pigeons that adorned imperial courts and entertained wealthy families.
—National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2016
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James Wood, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
An Asian exhibit in the birdhouse includes hornbills and Bali mynahs.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Folktales and royal texts are replete with mynahs, parrots, and pigeons that adorned imperial courts and entertained wealthy families.
—National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2016
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“Mynah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mynah. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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mynah
noun
my·nah
variants
or myna
: any of various Asian starlings
especially
: one that is mostly black and is often tamed and trained to mimic words
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