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pitta

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pit·ta  (pt)
n.
Any of several brightly colored perching birds of the family Pittidae that live in forests of Asia, Australia, and Africa and have a strong bill, short tail, and long legs.
[Telugu pia, bird.]
pitta1
n
(Cookery) another name for pitta bread
pitta2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various small brightly coloured ground-dwelling tropical birds of the genus Pitta
[from Telugu]
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Noun1.pitta - any bird of the genus Pittapitta - any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
tyrannid - a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni
Translations
pitta [ˈpɪtə] ADJ (also pitta bread) → pan m árabe
pitta [ˈpɪtə ˈpiːtə] pita [ˈpiːtə] (US) n (also pitta bread) → pita f
pitta (bread)
n → ˜ Fladenbrot nt
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