- hill mynah
- noun Date: 1872 a largely black Asian mynah (Gracula religiosa) often tamed and taught to pronounce words
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hill mynah
Look at other dictionaries:
hill mynah — Hill Hill, n. [OE. hil, hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille, hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm, holm, and column. Cf. 2d {Holm}.] 1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hill mynah — hill myna or hill mynah, an Asiatic bird related to the starling family, which is easily taught to speak … Useful english dictionary
Hill — Hill, n. [OE. hil, hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille, hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm, holm, and column. Cf. 2d {Holm}.] 1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hill ant — Hill Hill, n. [OE. hil, hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille, hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm, holm, and column. Cf. 2d {Holm}.] 1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hill myna — Hill Hill, n. [OE. hil, hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille, hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm, holm, and column. Cf. 2d {Holm}.] 1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hill partridge — Hill Hill, n. [OE. hil, hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille, hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm, holm, and column. Cf. 2d {Holm}.] 1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hill tit — Hill Hill, n. [OE. hil, hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille, hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm, holm, and column. Cf. 2d {Holm}.] 1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mynah — or myna Any of several Asian songbird species of the starling family (Sturnidae). The hill mynah (Gracula religiosa) of southern Asia, called the grackle in India, is about 10 in. (25 cm) long and glossy black with white wing patches, yellow… … Universalium
hill myna — noun glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech • Syn: ↑Indian grackle, ↑grackle, ↑Gracula religiosa • Hypernyms: ↑myna, ↑mynah, ↑mina, ↑minah, ↑myna bird, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mynah — or myna noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu mainā hill mynah, from Sanskrit madana, a kind of bird Date: 1769 any of various Asian starlings (especially genera Acridotheres, Gracula, and Sturnus); especially a dark brown slightly crested bird (A.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
