monal

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UK/mɒˈnɔːl/US/məˈnɔl/US/məˈnɑl/

noun

Any of three species of pheasant in the genus Lophophorus.

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monaul
OriginHindi मोनाल ← Nepali मुनाल →
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Meanings

nounmonal (plural monals)

plural monals · alternative monaul · alternative moonaul · alternative munal

  1. Any of three species of pheasant in the genus Lophophorus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbrilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia

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monaul
Broader
pheasant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Nepaliमुनाल
  2. Hindiमोनाल
  3. Englishmonal

Said to be from Hindi मोनाल (monāl) or Nepali मुनाल (munāl).

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Translations

Czech monal
  • monalpheasant in the genus Lophophorus
Finnish loistofasaani
  • loistofasaanipheasant in the genus Lophophorus
Russian мона́л
  • мона́л (monál)pheasant in the genus Lophophorus

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

LomanAlmonAnmol
Cite this entry
APA

monal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monal

MLA

“monal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monal.

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