English Explanatory Dictionary

tityra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bird of the genus Tityra.

Word forms

tityra tityras

Etymology

Originally a genus name used for the Black-tailed Tityra, Tityra cayana, of South America, referring to the rustic shepherd character Tityrus in Virgil's Eclogues, in allusion to the noisy, aggressive behaviour of the bird.

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