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Pitta
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What's The Definition Of Pitta?
[n] any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pitta: Related Terms | Find terms related to Pitta: See Also | tyrannid Pitta In Webster's Dictionary \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, crimson, yellow, purple,
and black. They are called also {ground thrushes}, and {Old
World ant thrushes}; but they are not related to the true
thrushes.
Note: The pittas are most abundant in the East Indies, but
some inhabit Southern Asia, Africa, and Australia. They
live mostly upon the ground, and feed upon insects of
various kinds.
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