Noun: mina (minae) mI-nu
- (historical) a unit of weight in ancient Babylonia
"The merchant weighed the gold using the mina standard"
- [non-standard] A tropical Asian starling, sometimes a good imitator of human speech
"The pet mina bird surprised visitors with its ability to mimic human voices";
- myna, mynah, myna bird, mynah bird
Derived forms: minae
Type of: starling
Encyclopedia: Mina, Ohio