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Definition of Pitta

1. Noun. Any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills.

Definition of Pitta

1. n. 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 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.

Definition of Pitta

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of pita) ¹

2. Noun. (zoology) any passerine belonging to the taxonomical family ''Pittidae'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pitta

1. a perching bird of Asia, Australia, and Africa [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pitta

1. 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, and Old World ant thrushes; but they are not related to the true thrushes. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pitta

Literary usage of Pitta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1888)
"pitta, pl. 8. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Zool. ip 329, t. xlix. Above green ; whole head and nape above black ; wing-coverts and rump-band bright silver-blue ..."

2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1892)
"Several specimens were secured during December January, and February. pitta GRANATINA TEMMINCK ET ..."

3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1813)
"... and a Sketch of a rational System of Physiognomy as founded on Physiology. By NC pitta, MD Physician at Madeira, &c. &c. 8vo. pp. 91. and Six Plate*. ..."

4. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"... use of the flrst eight grades in the pitta- burgh schools, pa. 50c. '07. Carnegie library, Pittsburg. Pittsburg. Carnegie lib. ..."

5. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1888)
"pitta, pl. 8. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Zool. ip 329, t. xlix. Above green ; whole head and nape above black ; wing-coverts and rump-band bright silver-blue ..."

6. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1892)
"Several specimens were secured during December January, and February. pitta GRANATINA TEMMINCK ET ..."

7. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1813)
"... and a Sketch of a rational System of Physiognomy as founded on Physiology. By NC pitta, MD Physician at Madeira, &c. &c. 8vo. pp. 91. and Six Plate*. ..."

8. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"... use of the flrst eight grades in the pitta- burgh schools, pa. 50c. '07. Carnegie library, Pittsburg. Pittsburg. Carnegie lib. ..."

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