Meanings
nounminivet (plural minivets)
plural minivets
- Any of about 13 species of passerine birds in the genus Pericrocotus of the cuckooshrike family of southern and eastern Asia.
Origin
1862. Unknown
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 山椒鳥 /山椒鸟
- 山椒鳥 /山椒鸟 (shānjiāoniǎo)bird of Pericrocotus
Dutch menievogel
- menievogelbird of Pericrocotus
Finnish minivetti
- minivettibird of Pericrocotus
German Mennigvogel
- Mennigvogelbird of Pericrocotus
Japanese 山椒食
- 山椒食 (sanshōkui)bird of Pericrocotus
Korean 할미새사촌
- 할미새사촌 (halmisaesachon)bird of Pericrocotus
Polish purpurek
- purpurekbird of Pericrocotus
Spanish minivet
- minivetbird of Pericrocotus
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APA
minivet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minivet
MLA
“minivet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minivet. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minivet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minivet.
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