- ant'pitta
- ant'pitta nounAny of several S American birds related to the ant thrushes• • •Main Entry: ↑ant
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Pitta — Pit ta (p[i^]t t[.a]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of a large group of bright colored clamatorial birds belonging to {Pitta}, and allied genera of the family {Pittid[ae]}. Most of the species are varied with three or more colors, such as blue, green,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ant thrush — (Zo[ o]l.) (a) One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus {Pitta}, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants. (b) See {Ant bird}, under {Ant}. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ant thrush — noun a kind of antbird • Hypernyms: ↑antbird, ↑ant bird • Member Holonyms: ↑Formicarius, ↑genus Formicarius * * * noun 1. : antbird … Useful english dictionary
Pitta gigas — Breve Breve (br[=e]v), n. [It. & (in sense 2) LL. breve, fr. L. brevis short. See {Brief}.] 1. (Mus.) A note or character of time, equivalent to two semibreves or four minims. When dotted, it is equal to three semibreves. It was formerly of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ant thrush — Thrush Thrush, n. [OE. [thorn]rusche, AS. [thorn]rysce; akin to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf. {Throstle}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to {Turdus} and allied genera. They are noted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Old World ant thrushes — Pitta Pit ta (p[i^]t t[.a]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of a large group of bright colored clamatorial birds belonging to {Pitta}, and allied genera of the family {Pittid[ae]}. Most of the species are varied with three or more colors, such as blue,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ground thrushes — Pitta Pit ta (p[i^]t t[.a]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of a large group of bright colored clamatorial birds belonging to {Pitta}, and allied genera of the family {Pittid[ae]}. Most of the species are varied with three or more colors, such as blue,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
passeriform — /pas euhr euh fawrm , peuh ser euh /, adj. of or pertaining to the order Passeriformes; passerine. [ < NL Passeriformes, equiv. to L passer sparrow + iformes IFORMES] * * * ▪ bird Introduction also called passerine or perching bird any… … Universalium
List of African birds — This list of African birds is a listing of all the bird species known from the continent of Africa. TOCrightNotesThere are over 45 billion different species of birds in Africa.The taxonomy of this list adheres to James Clitorus Birds of the World … Wikipedia
List of birds of Cameroon — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Cameroon. The avifauna of Cameroon includes a total of 929 species, of which 11 are endemic and 8 are rare or accidental.This list s taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families … Wikipedia
