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munias

munias is the plural of munia.

Meaning of munia

Noun

munia (plural munias)

  1. Any of certain estrildid finches of the genera Lonchura (most instances) and Amandava (two species).
    • It is said, however, occasionally though rarely to eat insects, and Layard has related how an individual, kept in captivity, killed and swallowed small birds (Munias), its fellow-captives.1895, Eugene William Oates, William Thomas Blanford, Birds, volume 3, page 88

Phrases with munias

Questions about munias

What is munias the plural of?
Munias is the plural of munia.

Words near munias in the dictionary

  1. mungy
  2. Mungyamba
  3. muni
  4. muni's
  5. munia
  6. munias
  7. munic
  8. Munich
  9. Munichia
  10. Munichian
  11. Munichion

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