Etymology

zhenniao

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Today it means: A poisonous bird from Chinese mythology that is said to have existed in what is now southern China. Full definition →

Chinese 鴆鳥 /鸩鸟
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Borrowed from Chinese 鴆鳥 /鸩鸟 (zhènniǎo)

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