Acridotheres

noun

Ac·​ri·​do·​the·​res

ˌa-krə-dō-ˈthir-(ˌ)ēz

: a genus of chiefly Asian passerine birds (family Sturnidae) that include the common myna of southeastern Asia and that are not permitted in the U.S. by private or commercial import because of their destructive feeding habits compare starling

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, modification of Greek akridothēra locust trap, from akrid-, akris grasshopper, locust + -o- + thēra hunt, from thēr wild beast

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

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