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Webster 1913 Edition


mynah

my′na

,

my′nah

,
Noun.
[See
Mino bird
.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of Asiatic starlings of the genera
Acridotheres
,
Sturnopastor
,
Sturnia
,
Gracula
, and allied genera. In habits they resemble the European starlings, and like them are often caged and taught to talk. See
Hill myna
, under
Hill
, and
Mino bird
.
[Spelt also
mynah
.]