zhenniao

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noun

A poisonous bird from Chinese mythology that is said to have existed in what is now southern China.

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zhen
OriginChinese 鴆鳥 /鸩鸟 →
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Meanings

nounzhenniao (plural zhenniao)
  1. A poisonous bird from Chinese mythology that is said to have existed in what is now southern China.

    Synonyms: zhen

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA poisonous bird from Chinese mythology that is said to have existed in what is now southern China.

Similar
zhen

Origin

  1. Chinese鴆鳥 /鸩鸟
  2. Englishzhenniao

Borrowed from Chinese 鴆鳥 /鸩鸟 (zhènniǎo)

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zhenniao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zhenniao

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“zhenniao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zhenniao. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zhenniao,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zhenniao.

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