minivet

[ min-uh-vet ]

/ ˈmɪn əˌvɛt /

noun

any of several small, long-tailed Asian cuckoo-shrikes of the genus Pericrocotus, having in the male black and red and in the female black and orange plumage.

Origin of minivet

First recorded in 1860–65; origin uncertain

Words nearby minivet

minium, Mini-Vac, minivacuum, minivan, miniver, minivet, mink, minke, minke whale, Minkowski, Minkowski space-time

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Example sentences from the Web for minivet

It is impossible to mistake a minivet, but it is quite another matter to say to which species any particular minivet belongs.
Birds of the Indian Hills|Douglas Dewar
That's a Minivet; she covers her nest with lichens so that on a lichen-covered limb it looks like a knot.
The Three Sapphires|W. A. Fraser
Few are the lurking insects that escape the bright little eye of the minivet.
Glimpses of Indian Birds|Douglas Dewar
But the beauty of the minivet is not merely that of colouring.
Glimpses of Indian Birds|Douglas Dewar

This minivet was common at the Cocoa Research Station, where it usually inhabited the shade trees in the cocoa groves.
Birds from North Borneo|Max C. Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for minivet

minivet

/ (ˈmɪnɪvɛt) /

noun

any brightly coloured tropical Asian cuckoo shrike of the genus Pericrocotus

Word Origin for minivet

C19: of unknown origin

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单词	minivet
释义	minivet [ min-uh-vet ] / ˈmɪn əˌvɛt / noun any of several small, long-tailed Asian cuckoo-shrikes of the genus Pericrocotus, having in the male black and red and in the female black and orange plumage. Origin of minivet First recorded in 1860–65; origin uncertain Words nearby minivet minium, Mini-Vac, minivacuum, minivan, miniver, minivet, mink, minke, minke whale, Minkowski, Minkowski space-time Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for minivet It is impossible to mistake a minivet, but it is quite another matter to say to which species any particular minivet belongs. Birds of the Indian Hills\|Douglas Dewar That's a Minivet; she covers her nest with lichens so that on a lichen-covered limb it looks like a knot. The Three Sapphires\|W. A. Fraser Few are the lurking insects that escape the bright little eye of the minivet. Glimpses of Indian Birds\|Douglas Dewar But the beauty of the minivet is not merely that of colouring. Glimpses of Indian Birds\|Douglas Dewar This minivet was common at the Cocoa Research Station, where it usually inhabited the shade trees in the cocoa groves. Birds from North Borneo\|Max C. Thompson British Dictionary definitions for minivet minivet / (ˈmɪnɪvɛt) / noun any brightly coloured tropical Asian cuckoo shrike of the genus Pericrocotus Word Origin for minivet C19: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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