Javan myna

noun

A species of myna, Acridotheres javanicus, found across Asia.

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Meanings

nounJavan myna (plural Javan mynas)

plural Javan mynas

  1. A species of myna, Acridotheres javanicus, found across Asia.

    The ubiquitous Javan myna birds of Singapore first arrived as pets from Indonesia around 1925, sought after at the time as virtuoso impersonators.

    2018, Menno Schilthuizen, “Darwin comes to town”, in The Guardian
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