Look up: Pitta

1. pitta
   [n] - any bird of the genus Pitta
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2. Pitta
   Pit'ta (pĭt'tȧ) noun (Zoology) Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds belonging to Pitta , and allied genera of the family Pittidæ . Most of the species are varied with three or more colors, such a...
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3. pitta
   <ornithology> Any one of a large group of bright-coloured clamatorial birds belonging to Pitta, and allied genera of the family Pittidae. most of the species are varied with three or more colours, such as blue, green, crimson, yellow, purple, and black. They are called also ground thrushes, an...
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4. pitta
   noun any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
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5. Pitta
   • (n.) Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds belonging to Pitta, and allied genera of the family Pittidae. Most of the species are varied with three or more colors, such as blue, green, crimson, yellow, purple, and black. They are called also ground thrushes, and Old Worl...
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6. pitta
   any of about 23 species of Old World birds constituting the family Pittidae. All are stub tailed, long legged, and short necked. They have a rather ... [1 related articles]
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7. pitta
   pitta (pit'u) , name used to refer to a genus (Pitta) of small, plump, brightly colored birds. The genus, including some twenty-three species, constitutes the whole of the family Pittidae. Known also as jewel thrushes, pittas are thrushlike only in their shy, retiring habits; they are not closel...
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8. Pitta
   The pitta is a genus of tropical songless bird of order Passeriformes, genus
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9. Pitta
   `Pittas` are a family, `Pittidae`, of passerine birds mainly found in tropical Asia and Australasia, although a couple of species live in Africa. Pittas are all similar in general structure and habits, and have often been placed in a single genus, although as of 2009 they are now split into three ge...
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