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white-necked myna

white-necked myna noun: streptocitta albicollis, a common species of myna often confused for a magpie due to its coloration, endemic to Indonesia.

white-necked myna: streptocitta albicollis, a common species of myna often confused for a magpie due to its...
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Noun

white-necked myna (plural white-necked mynas)

  1. Streptocitta albicollis, a common species of myna often confused for a magpie due to its coloration, endemic to Indonesia.

Forms of white-necked myna

pluralwhite-necked mynas

Origin of white-necked myna

white + necked + myna, a partial calque of translingual Streptocitta albicollis, from Latin albicollis (“white-necked”).

Questions about white-necked myna

What does white-necked myna mean?
White-necked myna means streptocitta albicollis, a common species of myna often confused for a magpie due to its coloration, endemic to Indonesia.
What part of speech is white-necked myna?
White-necked myna is a noun.
What is the plural of white-necked myna?
The plural of white-necked myna is white-necked mynas.

Words near white-necked myna in the dictionary

  1. white-naped crane
  2. white-naped cranes
  3. white-naped tit
  4. white-naped tits
  5. white-naped xenopsaris
  6. white-necked myna
  7. white-necked raven
  8. white-noise machine
  9. white-noise machines
  10. white-nose syndrome
  11. white-nose syndromes

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