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mesia
(mesia)
Pronunciation:
/ˈmiːzɪə/
(also
silver-eared mesia
)
noun
a SE Asian bird of the babbler family, the male having red and yellow plumage with a black-and-white head.
Leiothrix argentauris
, family
Timaliidae
Origin:
modern Latin (former genus name)
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