monal

noun

mo·​nal

variants or less commonly monaul or moonal or moonaul or minaul

məˈnȯl,

-näl

plural -s

: any of various large pheasants of India

especially : any of several large showy pheasants of the genus Lophophorus found at high altitudes in northern India see impeyan pheasant

Word History

Etymology

Nepali munāl, monāl

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