myna n 1: tropical Asian starlings [syn: {myna}, {mynah}, {mina}, {minah}, {myna bird}, {mynah bird}]
myna \my"na\, mynah \my"nah\, n. [See {Mino bird}.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Asiatic starlings of the genera {Acridotheres}, {Sturnopastor}, {Sturnia}, {Gracula}, and allied genera. In habits they resemble the European starlings, and like them are often caged and taught to talk. See {Hill myna}, under {Hill}, and {Mino bird}. [Spelt also {mynah}.] [1913 Webster]