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minivet
[ min-uh-vet ]
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.
minivet
/ ˈmɪnɪvɛt /
noun
- any brightly coloured tropical Asian cuckoo shrike of the genus Pericrocotus
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Word History and Origins
Origin of minivet1
First recorded in 1860–65; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of minivet1
C19: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
The solitary denizen of the plains—the little minivet (Pericrocotus peregrinus)—is the least resplendent of them all.
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That's a Minivet; she covers her nest with lichens so that on a lichen-covered limb it looks like a knot.
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Very much like the Scarlet Minivet in appearance, save that the red of the cock is crimson rather than scarlet.
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This longitudinal red or yellow wing-band characterises most species of minivet.
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A literal translation of the Latin name—the flame-coloured minivet—would be more appropriate.
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