Mino bird

created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:12:16

Mi"no bird" (?). [Hind. maina.] Zool.

An Asiatic bird (Gracula musica), allied to the starlings. It is black, with a white spot on the wings, and a pair of flat yellow wattles on the head. It is often tamed and taught to pronounce words.

 

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