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Webster 1913 Edition


Pipra

Pi′pra

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Pipras
(#)
.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a woodpecker.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of small clamatorial birds belonging to
Pipra
and allied genera, of the family
Pipridæ
. The male is usually glossy black, varied with scarlet, yellow, or sky blue. They chiefly inhabit South America.

Definition 2024


Pipra

Pipra

See also: pipra

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Pipra f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pipridae.

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

pipra

pipra

See also: Pipra

English

Noun

pipra (plural pipras)

  1. (zoology) Any member of the bird genus Pipra; a manakin.

Translations


Icelandic

Verb

pipra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative pipraði, supine piprað)

  1. to pepper

Conjugation

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