- piririgua
- \\|pirərē|gwä\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Portuguese piririguá, from Guarani: a largely buff and brown So. American cuckoo (Guira guira) resembling the anis in habit
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piririgua
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Piririgua — Pi ri*ri gua, n. [From the native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South American bird ({Guira guira}) allied to the cuckoos. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
piririgua — pir·i·ri·gua … English syllables
Guira guira — Piririgua Pi ri*ri gua, n. [From the native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South American bird ({Guira guira}) allied to the cuckoos. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
