Myna

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  myna \my"na\, mynah \my"nah\, n. [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}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  myna
       n : tropical Asian starlings [syn: {mynah}, {mina}, {minah}, {myna
           bird}, {mynah bird}]