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Webster 1913 Edition
Shama
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Sha′ma
,Noun.
[Hind.
shāmā
.] (Zool.)
A saxicoline singing bird (
Kittacincla macroura
) of India, noted for the sweetness and power of its song. In confinement it imitates the notes of other birds and various animals with accuracy. Its head, neck, back, breast, and tail are glossy black, the rump white, the under parts chestnut. Definition 2024
shama
shama
See also: s̈hama
English
Noun
shama (plural shamas)
- Copsychus malabaricus, a saxicoline songbird of India, glossy black with a white rump and brown underparts.