shama

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noun

Copsychus malabaricus (white-rumped shama), a saxicoline songbird of India, glossy black with a white rump and brown underparts, and six other species in genus Copsychus.

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Meanings

nounshama (plural shamas)

plural shamas

  1. Copsychus malabaricus (white-rumped shama), a saxicoline songbird of India, glossy black with a white rump and brown underparts, and six other species in genus Copsychus.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
magpie-robin

Origin

  1. Hindi[Term?]
  2. Englishshama

Borrowed from Hindi [Term?].

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

HamasmashahamsaashamAmashMaahsmaashMahsahasma
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Chicago

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