Pitohui
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pitohui is a noun meaning A bird of the genus Pitohui in the family Oriolidae (formerly in Pachycephalidae), endemic to New Guinea, some of which have powerful batrachotoxins in skin and feathers.
Meaning
A bird of the genus Pitohui in the family Oriolidae (formerly in Pachycephalidae), endemic to New Guinea, some of which have powerful batrachotoxins in skin and feathers.
More Meanings
- One of several birds of similar appearance, now taxonomically separated from Pitohui proper and placed in families Oreoicidae and Pachycephalidae.
Word Forms
- pitohuis
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include parotia, pitheciine, pittid, potoo, piopio, plotid.
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