shama

[ shah-muh ]

noun
  1. a slender long-tailed thrush, Copsychus malabaricus, of southern Asia and introduced into Hawaii, having black plumage with a white rump and tail sides and a chestnut belly.

Origin of shama

1
1830–40; said to be <Hindi śāmā

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