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minivet

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of about 13 species of passerine birds in the genus Pericrocotus of the cuckooshrike family of southern and eastern Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

1862. Unknown

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 山椒鳥 /山椒鸟 (shānjiāoniǎo) — bird of Pericrocotus
  • Dutch: menievogel — bird of Pericrocotus
  • Finnish: minivetti — bird of Pericrocotus
  • German: Mennigvogel — bird of Pericrocotus
  • Japanese: 山椒食 (sanshōkui) — bird of Pericrocotus
  • Korean: 할미새사촌 (halmisaesachon) — bird of Pericrocotus
  • Polish: purpurek — bird of Pericrocotus
  • Spanish: minivet — bird of Pericrocotus