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sha•ma  (shämə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsa 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.
  • Hindi śāmā
  • said to be 1830–40

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