English Explanatory Dictionary

pitohui

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. One of several birds of similar appearance, now taxonomically separated from Pitohui proper and placed in families Oreoicidae and Pachycephalidae.

Word forms

pitohui pitohuis

Derived words

black pitohui crested pitohui hooded pitohui Raja Ampat pitohui rusty pitohui variable pitohui white-bellied pitohui
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