/ ˈmaɪnə; NAmE / (also ˈmynah bird ) noun
a SE Asian bird with dark feathers, that can copy human speech
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from Hindi mainā .
/ ˈmaɪnə; NAmE / (also ˈmynah bird ) noun
a SE Asian bird with dark feathers, that can copy human speech
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from Hindi mainā .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005