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pipra


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pipra  \Pi"pra\,  n.;  pl  {Pipras}.  [NL.,  fr  Gr  ?  a  woodpecker.] 
  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Any  one  of  numerous  species  of  small  clamatorial  birds 
  belonging  to  {Pipra}  and  allied  genera,  of  the  family 
  {Piprid[ae]}.  The  male  is  usually  glossy  black,  varied  with 
  scarlet,  yellow,  or  sky  blue.  They  chiefly  inhabit  South 
  America. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Pipra 
  n  :  type  genus  of  the  Pipridae  containing  the  typical  manakins 
  [syn:  {Pipra},  {genus  Pipra}] 




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